Aggressive behavior after traumatic brain injury, whether it comes in the form of physical or verbal expressions, can interfere with family life, rehabilitation, and recovery. Prevention of aggressive behavior after traumatic brain injury is important, and yet how exactly aggressive behavior was related to injury had not previously been explored. A group of researchers from Johns [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Whether you promise to pick up milk after work, or you make doctor’s appointment for the next day, a little post-it note forms in your mind to remind you of the task. And hopefully, that post-it note will signal you to remember that task at the right time. This process of remembering to remember is [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, January 14, 2010
San Francisco based trial lawyer Randall H. Scarlett, principal of The Scarlett Law Group, testifies before the California Senate Health Committee with Recommendations Regarding State Facilitated Treatment of California Survivors of Traumatic Brain Injury For the first time in California’s history, the Senate Health Committee undertook extensive preliminary hearings yesterday on the issue of Traumatic Brain [...]
Continue reading...Friday, November 20, 2009
This week, The Senate released and began debate on their Health Care Reform leadership measure. As many of you may know, originally, rehabilitation was not included in the Senate Finance bill as a minimum benefit. Due to the lobbying efforts of BIAA, largely supported and funded by our Business and Professional Council, we [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Recently, the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) appears to be deemphasizing medical rehab research, including valuable research related to TBI. BIAA is working as part of a coalition of advocacy groups to send NIDRR a message that resources for medical rehabilitation research (referred to by NIDRR as “health and function” research) [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, February 28, 2008
Brain Injury Awareness Fair 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. First Floor Foyer of the Rayburn House Office Building Congressional Briefing on “Traumatic Brain Injury and Community Needs” 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. 1116 Longworth House Office Building Congressional Reception Celebrating Brain Injury Awareness Day 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. 2105 Rayburn House Office Building Please RSVP by Monday, March 3, 2008, to Hope Mandel [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, December 19, 2007
In the year 1990, The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) affirmed the rights of citizens with disabilities which makes American society more accessible. It paved the way for the Supreme Court’s Olmstead decision, which led to President Bush’s new Freedom Initiative. This initiative is about getting federal agencies to coordinate disability services. It includes systems-change [...]
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...Tuesday, October 10, 2006
WEDNESDAY, April 26 (HealthDay News) — Resuscitation with a special hemoglobin oxygen-carrying solution may cut risks for secondary brain injury in patients with traumatic brain injury and hemorrhage, new research shows.
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