Archive for June, 2012

Federal Regulators Issue Safety Alert For Silica In Fracturing Operations

Posted on June 21st, 2012 · Posted in Uncategorized

Add another item to the list of mishaps and dangers that oil workers face. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Thursday issued a hazard alert to make sure that employers in hydraulic fracturing operations take..
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Girl Revived From Coma By Adele Song

Posted on June 20th, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

The British songstress Adele is being credited with waking a young girl from a coma. Sound crazy? Well it’s true: The Grammy-winning singer struck a mental chord, pun intended, with Charlotte Neve, the New York Post reported Wednesday. http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/musical_revival_y1BNeQajpsE0XXcjXqXIhO The 7-year-old British girl had suffered a nearly fatal brain hemorrhage..
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Following Script At Work After Brain Injury

Posted on June 20th, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

Following Script at Work: Michael Part Twenty Five In part twenty-five, Michael talks about the problems he had in the workplace with human contact issues. He also struggled with following script at work. We talked about the first job you had after your TBI and you’ve had a couple of..
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Hospitalization Can Start Swift Decline Of Alzheimer’s Patients

Posted on June 19th, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

It looks like the less time a person with Alzheimer’s disease spends in the hospital, the better, according to a new study by Harvard University. The study found that being hospitalized begins a downward trend for many who suffer from Alzheimer’s disease, speeding their moves into nursing homes, and even..
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TBI Violence:Understanding Violent Outburst at Work

Posted on June 19th, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

TBI Violence:  Michael Part Twenty-Four Michael talks about the troubles he had at work with his TBI violence and the criminal record he now has because of his TBI violence. You said you had been on over 19 medications at the time of you were working at the group home?..
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Teen Recovers From Being Shot In Head With Fishing Spear

Posted on June 18th, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

Doctors are essentially calling the survival of a teen who was shot through the head with a fishing spear a miracle. Let’s just hope the youth is able to recover from this front-on assault on his brain. The Huffington Post did a story Monday on Yasser Lopez, the 16-year-old Miami..
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TBI Mood Medication: Interfered with Survivors Return to Work

Posted on June 18th, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

TBI Mood Medication: Michael Part Twenty-Three Michael goes on to tell us about how the TBI mood medications effected him and how it interferes with his return to work.  Now you said you’ve got a degree in human services but you have trouble with humans?  I have, yes. What problems did..
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Alzheimer’s Sufferers Sue After Allegedly Being Beaten At Facility

Posted on June 15th, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

How low can people go? How about beating up two elderly men with Alzheimer’s?   The two alleged victims live at Sunrise Assisted Living in Morris Plains, N.J., and have filed suit, claiming that they were repeatedly beaten by staff there.         The Star-Ledger of Newark published a Page One..
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Pop Warner Unveils Practice Rule Changes To Prevent Concussions

Posted on June 15th, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

Here’s a tip of the hat to Pop Warner youth football, which is pro-actively addressing the issue of brain injury: It announced this week that it is limiting the amount of head-to-head contact players have during practice.  http://www.popwarner.com/football/2012rulechanges.asp “In our continuing efforts to provide the safest playing environment for our..
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Return to Work after TBI: For a Survivor of a Brain Injury

Posted on June 14th, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

Return to Work After TBI: Michael Part Twenty-Two Michael talks about his return to work after TBI  and the problems he had with his employment at a group home and his problems in the community. I wanted to talk to you specifically about your return to work after TBI.  You..
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