Here is a mother’s love on full display. An Idaho woman, Pamela Dowd, has embarked on a 7,500-mile journey to raise awareness of traumatic brain injury (TBI), according to KMVT-TV. http://www.kmvt.com/news/local/A-Mother-On-A-Mission-171061221.html She is going from Boise to Washington in memory of her daughter, Brenna, who following a retina repair surgery..
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This is one of the most terrifying things I’ve ever read about, with all the makings of a script of a horror movie. A nurse practitioner has filed suit against the New York Organ Donor Network, alleging that he was fired when he balked at doctors being pressured to declare..
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Human brains “share a consistent genetic blueprint and possess enormous biochemical complexity,” according to a study done by the Allen Institute for Brain Science. Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen financially supports that resarch organization. The study’s findings are the result of a ” deep and large-scale analysis” of the data set..
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A New Jersey assisted-loving facility is being sued by the family of an Alzheimer’s patient who died of head injuries after she was attacked by another patient, according to The Star-Ledger of Newark. http://www.nj.com/morris/index.ssf/2012/09/lawsuit_filed_over_womans_deat.html The suit was filed last week in Superior Court in Camden by the family of Rita..
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The Rutgers University Brain Health Institute (BHI) is expanding its purview to include research on multiple sclerosis, by collaborating with an MS researcher from the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (RWJMS), New Brunswick, N.J.-based Rutgers said in a press release. http://news.rutgers.edu/medrel/special-content/fall-2012/brain-health-institu-20120906/?print Cheryl Dreyfus, professor and chair of the Department of..
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You learn something new every day, and here is something I never realized: The National Football League doesn’t require players to wear helmets that offer the best protection against concussions, despite all the hoopla about safety and head injuries. The New York Times did a detailed story, “Despite Risks, NFL..
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As part of its effort to “put a face” on the hundreds of concussion suits filed against the National Football League, The New York Times Sunday did a profile of one of the plaintiffs. The player was Mitch White, a former New Orleans Saint and Buccaneer, who now now lives..
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Mouth-guard marketer Brain-Pad Inc. and its President Joseph Manzo are prohibited from making unsupported claims about their product reducing the risk of concussions under a settlement reached last month with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2012/08/brainpad.shtm In a press release, the FTC said that Brain-Pad can’t “make any claims that..
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The U.S. military has launched several initiatives to stem the skyrocketing number of suicides by soldiers and veterans, and to combat post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Here’s my suggestion: The Army should expand and build upon Ride 2 Recovery’s model. Ride 2 Recovery, a nonprofit group, has come up with..
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