In what could be a big breakthrough, Eli Lilly & Co. has won approval from federal regulators for an imaging test that detects the brain plaque that’s a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease. The drug maker received the go-ahead from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) late last Friday, and..
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One can get a concussion in the most unusual, and public, places, national television included. That’s what happened to actress Melissa Gilbert Monday night during “Dancing With The Stars.” Gilbert was taken to the hospital, which was a very smart move, after she fell and banged her head while dancing..
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Here’s yet another report of an oil rig worker being killed on the job. The death of David James, 56, on an man-made island off Alaska is being investigated by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), according to the Alaska Dispatch. http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/falling-beam-may-have-killed-oil-field-worker#.T4QjHL8D6nA.mailto James’ employer, Doyon Drilling, is mum on..
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Headaches after Severe Brain Injury: Quinn Part Fifteen Quinn talks about the headaches after severe brain injury that he still encounters. He describes his headaches after severe brain injury as if his head is surfing. As we’re doing this interview, it’s now 14 months, 16 months since your injury. Yes. Quinn..
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In a concerted effort to better understand the long-term consequences of sports-related concussions, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is contributing $400,000 to kick off a study by a consortium of researchers that will examine the effects of head injuries on student-athletes over the course of their college careers and..
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Now that Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has signed a youth-concussion bill into law, sports medicine specialists are trying to get the word out. http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/walker-signing-bills-on-reading-wolf-hunt-concussions-vj4r4jm-145779905.html Wisconsin, the 32nd state to pass a concussion law, now mandates that student athletes younger than 19 who sustain head injuries must be pulled from practice..
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Physical Activity after TBI: Quinn Part Fourteen Quinn discusses his physical activity after TBI in comparison to what he could do before his accident. Before TBI Quinn was at athlete level. Where are you now in terms of physical activity after TBI? Up to a non-athletic adult’s level? I go to..
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Older patients with traumatic brain injury don’t fare as well as their younger counterparts when it comes to outcomes after treatment, according to a recent study. The research, “Traumatic Brain Injury in an Aging Population,” was conducted in Italy. The study was recently published in the Journal of Neurotrauma. http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/neu.2011.1995..
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Andrea Vellinga was an unlikely survivor of a horrific event last Aug. 13, when a stage rig was swept down by the wind onto the audience of a Sugarland concert in Indiana. Seven people were killed at the State Fair’s Hoosier Lottery Grandstand that night. Dozens of others, including Vellinga,..
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New York City had its third fatal crane accident in four years last week, when a 30-year-old man was killed and four others were injured in the incident near the Jacob Javits Center. http://articles.philly.com/2012-04-05/news/31294505_1_crane-accident-mta-officials-subway-line Michael Simermeyer died Tuesday when a 170-foot crane collapsed at the site where he was working,..
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