Brain Injury Legislative Alert
from the Brain Injury Association of America. Currently, the Senate Finance Committee has reached no consensus on major provisions of the anticipated health care overhaul, raising doubts that it will be considered this month. Committee members remain at an impasse in part because members still lack a clear picture of what potential policy choices would cost.<br /> <br /> <br />
Movement Disorders and TBI Podcast
Host: Gerry Brooks, MA, CCC, CBIST<br /> <br /> Time: 2857<br /> <br /> <br /> In this program we discuss the different kinds of movement disorders common after an brain injury including risk, severity, and how movement disorders may very with the type of brain injury someone has.<br /> <br /> Evaluation of movement disorders as well as treatment options are considered in this informative Podcast.<br /> <br /> <br />
Snoring Associated With Sleep Apnea May Impair Brain Function More Than Previously Thought
It has been linked to learning impairment, stroke and premature death. Now UNSW research has found that snoring associated with sleep apnea may impair brain function more than previously thought.<br /> <br /> <br />
Mystery Solved: Tiny Protein-activator Responsible For Brain Cell Damage In Huntington Disease
Johns Hopkins brain scientists have figured out why a faulty protein accumulates in cells everywhere in the bodies of people with Huntington's disease (HD), but only kills cells in the part of the brain that controls movement, causing negligible damage to tissues elsewhere.<br /> <br /> <br />
SAVE THE DATE: 2009 Mid-Hudson Brain Injury Rehabilitation Conference

The theme for this years conference is: Beyond Recovery: Life After TBI.

The emphasis in rehabilitation is typically on overcoming the challenges associated with disability. However, some of the most serious challenges confronting the individual--especially in the later stages of recovery--may have less to do with disability than with the human condition itself.

The annual Mid-Hudson Brain Injury Rehabilitation Conference is aimed at professionals and clinicians who support Traumatic Brain Injury survivors and has featured world renowned experts in the field of neurorehabilitation.

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Concussion Management Bill Introduced in Congress
Members of the House of Representatives have introduced the Concussion Treatment and Care Tools Act of 2009 (HR 1347), a bill designed to ensure adoption, dissemination, and implementation by elementary and secondary schools of concussion management guidelines for the purpose of better treatment and awareness of the injuries of the estimated 3.8 million young people that suffer sports and recreational concussions each year.<br /> <br /> <br />
Fewer deaths occurring from brain bleeds
Better diagnosis and treatment have led to fewer deaths from the rupture of a blood vessel on the surface of the brain, Dutch researchers say.<br /> <br /> <br />
Research investigates the treatment of traumatic brain and head injury
The National Institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment (NIHR HTA) programme is expanding the evidence base surrounding the treatment of traumatic brain and head injury (TBI) by commissioning four new research projects.<br /> <br /> <br />
About the Specialized Brain Injury Rehabilitation Program at Northeast Center for Special Care
Cognitive impairment often includes problems with attention, orientation, mood regulation, thinking, self-awareness, memory, language, visual perception, and communication and tends to reduce the individuals ability to actively participate in treatment. These special problems require special knowledge and skills. Our clinical and support staff specializes in this area of treatment.<br /> <br /> Northeast Center for Special Care is designed to serve individuals with acquired brain injury. It is a one-of-a-kind facility and the largest brain injury treatment program in the world.<br /> <br /> <br />
VA Moves Austin Brain Injury Lab To Waco TEXAS
The Department of Veterans Affairs is moving its Brain Injury and Recovery Laboratory from the University of Texas in Austin to the Waco VA Hospital?s Center of Excellence for Research on Returning War Veterans, acting VA Under Secretary For Health Dr. Gerald Cross said Thursday.<br /> <br /> <br />
Brothers suffer same brain injury six years apart TEXAS
A 16-year-old high school football player is recovering after suffering the same injury his brother did six years ago. VIDEO LINK.<br /> <br /> <br />
Music therapy treats diseases and conditions from Parkinson's to autism
Listen up: belting out tunes in the shower may not only be music to your ears, but may also treat a variety of disorders such as Parkinson's disease, aphasia and dementia.<br /> <br /> <br />
Take a Virtual Tour of Northeast Center
Northeast Center for Special Care is located halfway between New York City and Albany at the foot of the Catskill's in the beautiful Hudson River Valley.<br /> <br /> View images of our state-of-art rehabilitation center and beautiful campus.<br /> <br /> <br />
OSU will help lead brain injury work OKLAHOMA
Officials at the Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences are taking the lead in the state in a national plan to improve care for children with brain injuries.<br /> <br /> <br />
Nebraska To Receive Traumatic Brain Injury Grant
Nebraska will receive $250,000 each year for the next four years for traumatic brain injury services.<br /> <br /> <br />
Commission on disabilities hears from Massachusetts Mentors
The Wakefield Commission on Disability Issues received a presentation from Greg Jones Program Coordinator of Massachusetts Mentor. This organization seeks individuals to be mentors and share their residence with a disabled individual aged 18 to 22.<br /> <br /> <br />
Grants to help standardize care for brain injuries NORTH CAROLINA
At age 4, Sarah Jane Donohue's brain is so damaged she cannot speak or crawl. The girl's plight and her father's activism are catapulting doctors and hospitals across the nation to figure out how best to serve children with brain damage.<br /> <br /> <br />
Find Out When the Next Brain Injury Conference Is
Visit our listings of brain injury and neurological-related conferences - broken down by month and year.<br /> <br /> View listings for conferences in the US and around the world!<br /> <br /> <br />
Families plead for disabled program SOUTH CAROLINA
Dozens of anguished families and caregivers begged top state officials not to cut in-home services such as adult companions and respite care Thursday and blasted the state Department of Disabilities and Special Needs for failing to tell them of the proposed changes and the public hearing until cuts were imminent.<br /> <br /> <br />
Bukenya Urges Parents to Educate Disabled Kids UGANDA
PARENTS of children with disabilities have been criticised for denying them a chance to go to school.<br /> <br /> <br />
Thousands of Elderly, Disabled Could Be Left in the Lurch CALIFORNIA
To cope with the state's $24 billion budget deficit, Governor Schwarzenegger is proposing to eliminate funding for a variety of programs.<br /> <br /> <br />
Disabled people start to enjoy fruits of rehabilitation VIET NAM
The community-based rehabilitation network for disabled people now covers 46 out of 63 provinces and cities nationwide 10 years after being established.<br /> <br /> <br />
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VA Supreme Court Says Lottery Games Must be Accessible VIRGINIA
The Virginia Supreme Court says the state lottery must ensure that its games are accessible to people with disabilities.<br /> <br /> <br />
Special Olympics Summer Games kick off at Victory Field INDIANA
The Special Olympics Indiana Summer Games got underway Friday, kicking off at Victory Field.<br /> <br /> <br />
Deline worried about costs of complying with Disabilities Act CANADA
Centre Hastings Reeve Tom Deline is concerned about the costs of complying with legislation and standards around the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (ODA).<br /> <br /> <br />