Legislative Report December 2008 by Rick Rollens – Consultant for CALBIA The 2009-2010 California Legislative Session began in early December to swear in the new members elected in November, organize the Assembly and Senate and elect it’s leaders, and most importantly, to try and tackle the monstrous and ever growing State Budget Deficit.
Continue reading...Saturday, February 9, 2008
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 [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, December 19, 2007
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...Wednesday, December 19, 2007
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 [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, September 28, 2006
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.”
Continue reading...Tuesday, September 26, 2006
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.
Continue reading...Tuesday, August 1, 2006
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.
Continue reading...Monday, August 1, 2005
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.
Continue reading...Monday, August 1, 2005
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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Tuesday, January 6, 2009
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