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By the end of this week, Congress was able to reach a compromise between the House and the Senate and pass a final  economic stimulus measure.  This measure (H.R. 5140), which is now headed to President Bush, who is expected to sign it into law, unfortunately does not contain increased Medicaid payments to states, which BIAA had strongly supported.

A second economic stimulus package could possibly emerge in the next few weeks and months, and BIAA will continue to support increasing federal Medicaid reimbursement rates to states in order to prevent states from being forced to cut back their Medicaid programs.

Neuroscientists at the Uni-versity of California, Berkeley have, for the first time, measured the electrical activity of nerve cells and correlated it to changes in blood flow in response to transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), a noninvasive method to stimulate neurons in the brain. Continue Reading »

CALBIA is busy making plans for Brain Injury Awareness Month in March 2008. Please mark your calendar for the following events:

March 8, 2008
2nd Annual Greek Dinner & Dance for Thought, Long Beach, CA

March 14, 2008 -
Condors Hockey, Bakersfield, CA

March 16, 2008 -
A Night At The Opera, Los Gatos, CA

March 29, 2008 -
Statewide Walk For Thought. Confirmed locations are: Bakersfield Sacramento San Diego Victorville

Each event will provide awareness opportunities, as well as raise funds for CALBIA. More information on each of these events will be posted on the website in the near future.

Paul Roberts/Staff Writer
Issue date: 4/26/06 Section: News
The results of the autopsy of Juan Manuel Nunez III were released Tuesday stating his death was caused by “acute alcohol intoxication and concussive brain injury complicated by post traumatic apnea.”

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Name : Jennifer Kovalich, Enterprise staff writer
BROCKTON — The first time Shaylin Beckman saw her son, James, he was six weeks old.

The 18-year-old Brockton resident had spent nearly a month in a coma at Boston Medical Center after after suffering a severe brain injury in a May 2005 car accident.

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They offer support and comfort to young patients’ families.

Ron Word | the Associated Press
Posted May 1, 2006
JACKSONVILLE — On a quick walk through Shands Jacksonville’s pediatric intensive-care unit, Tracy East almost shudders when she spies a child in bed hooked up to tubes and wires.

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Few of us realize how pervasive the law is in our lives until we get into a dispute with someone else. Then we are amazed to discover what a tangled web of law there is, and how complex and endless the rules seem.

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If you or a family member has sustained a traumatic brain injury, the chances are you already have first hand experience of the overwhelming financial burden that these injuries cause.

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