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NHL Says Concussions Have Increased This Season

Posted on February 2nd, 2011 · Posted in Brain Injury

 The number of concussions in pro hockey this season has risen, although the National Hockey League is keeping mum on exactly what the number is so far. The New York Times published a story Sunday based on a news conference that NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman gave during All-Star weekend.    http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/30/sports/hockey/30nhl.html?_r=1&ref=hockey He said..
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USA Hockey May Impose Penalties For Head, Neck Contact

Posted on January 30th, 2011 · Posted in Brain Injury

USA Hockey is considering making it a penalty for young players to make contact to another player’s head or neck, according to The New York Times. The amateur hockey organization is also weighing whether to ban body checking for boys younger than 13, the Times reported. The way rules stand now, “there is..
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Brain Injury Grueling Recovery May Foretell Gabrielle Giffords’ Rehab

Posted on January 24th, 2011 · Posted in Brain Injury

Young Man’s TBI Recovery May be What Gifford Faces in Recovery The New York Times Monday did a profile of a young man who, after being shot through the head, underwent treatment at the same facility where Rep. Gabrielle Giffords will be going: the Institute for Rehabilitation and Research in Houston. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/24/us/24rehab.html?scp=1&sq=mark%20steinhubl&st=cse..
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Rep. Gabrielle Giffords Moved To Houston Hospital For Rehabilitation

Posted on January 21st, 2011 · Posted in Brain Injury

U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords Friday was moved from Tucson to Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center  in Houston, where she will do what most expect to be a difficult rehabiliation from the gunshot wound she sustained to the head Jan. 8.  http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/22/us/22giffords.html?_r=1&hpw Giffords, who has so far been making a miraculous recovery from her horrific..
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Rep. Gabrielle Giffords To Move To Houston Rehabilitation Hospital

Posted on January 19th, 2011 · Posted in Brain Injury

U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is in fact headed to a Houston rehabilitation hospital to continue her recovery from a gunshot wound in her head following a bloodbath in Tucson Jan. 8. http://www.mercurynews.com/nation-world/ci_17137388?nclick_check=1 Unless there are any unexpected medical problems, Giffords will be transferred Friday to the TIRR Memorial Hermann Rehabilitation Hospital..
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Rep. Gabrielle Giffords Could Be Moved To A Rehab Center Soon

Posted on January 17th, 2011 · Posted in Brain Injury

U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is continuing to make what doctors call miraculous progress after being shot in the head, and will be on her way to a rehabilitation facility soon, according to press reports Monday.  http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703396604576088303403067640.html Giffords’ relatives have already started the hunt for a rehab center for the congresswoman, who was..
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Rep. Giffords Opened Eyes For First Time, President Obama Says

Posted on January 13th, 2011 · Posted in Brain Injury

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords opened her eyes Wednesday, President Barack Obama told an overflow audience during his speech at a tribute to her and the others injured or killed during a massacre outside a Tucson supermarket last weekend. http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2011/01/12/20110112giffords-shooting-obama-tucson-speech-brk12-ON.html Obama unexpectedly delivered the report on Giffords, who was shot through the head in..
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Doctors Monitor Congresswoman Giffords’ Brain Swelling

Posted on January 10th, 2011 · Posted in Brain Injury

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ condition remained the same Monday, according to the doctors treating her for the gunshot wound in the head she sustained Saturday.  http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-arizona-shooting-medical-20110111,0,1714259.story During a press conference at University Medical Center (UMC) in Tucson, physcians said they are waiting to see if Giffords’ brain swells any more. Brain swelling usually peaks..
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Arizona Congresswoman’s Odds For Recovery After Shooting

Posted on January 9th, 2011 · Posted in Brain Injury

Physicians are saying that Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona is lucky, if you can say that anyone who was shot in the head is “lucky.” Giffords, who was gunned down Saturday in the Tucson massacre that left six people dead and 13 injured, took a bullet that “luckily” didn’t travel through..
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Congresswoman Faces Tough Recovery After Shot in Brain

Posted on January 8th, 2011 · Posted in Brain Injury

Arizona’s Gabby Giffords Brain Injury from Gunshot The next few days will be crucial for Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who was shot through the head Saturday by a gunman who also killed six people, including a judge and a 9-year-old, outside a supermarket in Tucson. We will have to wait to..
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