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House Education and Labor Committee Holds Sports and Concussion Hearing
On May 20, 2010, The House Education and Labor Committee held a hearing to investigate the impact of concussions on student athletes and their academic performance. BIAA was contacted by the Committee early in the planning stages for general guidance of the issue including expertise regarding appropriate witnesses. In conjunction with the hearing, a Government Accountability [...]
Continue reading...Increased risk of mortality in severe traumatic brain injury with improper ventilation
Friday, April 30, 2010
Hyperventilation (with a mechanical ventilator or a manual bag valve mask, for instance) can be a life-saving treatment in the early stages of traumatic brain injury. Although hyperventilation can reduce intracranial pressure and reduce mortality rates, improper ventilation can lead to adverse outcomes. A recent study considered the hyperventilation guidelines from the Brain Trauma Foundation [...]
Continue reading...The ketogenic diet and traumatic brain injury
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
A ketogenic diet (high fat, low protein and carbohydrates) can make significant changes to the way the brain metabolizes energy. It is well known that the ketogenic diet can reduce seizure activity, and more recent research has suggested that it also increases neuroprotective effects in brain injury.
Continue reading...Health Care Reform Update
Monday, March 22, 2010
This week, Congress continued to push forward towards the goal of completing health care reform. Congressional Democratic leaders are attempting to move forward using the simple majority process known as “reconciliation” and are expected to release a package of amendments that would first move through the House Budget and Rules Committee before coming to [...]
Continue reading...A concussion is a brain injury
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
SPORTS & CONCUSSIONS What is a Concussion? Concussions are a type of traumatic brain injury (TBI) caused by a blow or jolt to the head. The injury can range from mild to severe and can disrupt the way the brain normally works.
Continue reading...Call your Senators and urge them to vote for S. 252, The Veterans Health Care Authorization Act of 2009
Thursday, July 30, 2009
In the coming days the Senate will consider S. 252, the Veterans Health Care Authorization Act of 2009. Among the provisions of the bill, the legislation authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs(VA) to provide care to veterans with traumatic brain injury through contracts with non-VA providers when necessary. Call your Senators today to encourage passage of [...]
Continue reading...Health Care Reform Update
Monday, July 13, 2009
This week the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee has been continuing to consider its version of the health care overhaul, while the Finance Committee has yet to begin formal markups, but continues to discuss policy behind closed doors. In the House, The chairmen of the Energy and Commerce, Education and Labor, and Ways and [...]
Continue reading...Appropriations Update
Monday, July 13, 2009
Today, July 10, 2009, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education will begin considering the Fiscal Year 2010 spending bill that will provide the funding allocation for programs authorized through the TBI Act and for NIDRR’s TBI-related research programs, including TBI Model Systems of Care. BIAA and other stakeholders authored a [...]
Continue reading...BIAA Supports the Sports Legacy Institute’s Brain Donor Registry for Military Veterans
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Leading medical experts at the Sports Legacy Institute (SLI), a nonprofit educational and research organization dedicated to advancing understanding of the long-term effects of brain trauma, announced Tuesday, June 23, 2009, that they have launched the SLI Military Living Donor Registry, a brain and spinal cord donation registry for active and veteran members of the [...]
Continue reading...House Tri-Committee Proposal (Committee on Energy and Commerce, Committee on Education and Labor, Ways and Means Committee)
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
This week, the House began debating their draft Health Care Reform bill that was developed by the chairmen of the three committees of jurisdiction.
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- BIAA August 6 Update
- Implicit and explicit memory in traumatic brain injury
- Factors in the delay of returning to work after spinal cord injury
- World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL-BREF) assessment for spinal cord injury
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