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The RetroLift™ is a battery powered seat that attaches to any wheelchair that provides vertical lift . Allowing access to items previously out of reach and easier lateral transfers to beds, exam tables, reducing the risk of injury to care providers

Florida Institute for Neurologic Rehabilitation, Inc. (FINR) has released the 3rd edition of the Acute Hospitalization volume of their educational guide series – Understanding Brain Injury.

March is National Brain Injury Awareness Month, and the Toral Family Foundation made a significant donation to Jacksonville, FL-based Brooks Clubhouse to fund post-rehabilitation aid for a year for brain injury survivors.

Doncaster solicitors Atherton Godfrey has retained its place on the Personal Injury Solicitors List of Headway, the brain injury association, for 2012.

The Brain Injury Association of New York State presents the Fourth Annual Journey of Hope Gala

Nirmal Keshava, a Draper Laboratory engineer working to address brain injury and soldier health issues, has been chosen with a group of the brightest young U.S. engineers to attend the U.S. Frontiers of Engineering symposium at Google headquarters.

New functional and imaging-based diagnostic tests that measure communication and signaling between different brain regions may provide valuable information about the potential for consciousness in patients unable to communicate.

A new study suggests there may be a starting point at which blows to the head or other head trauma suffered in combat sports start to affect memory and thinking abilities and can lead to chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, in the brain. -AAN

The RetroLift™ is a battery powered seat that attaches to any wheelchair that provides vertical lift . Allowing access to items previously out of reach and easier lateral transfers to beds, exam tables, reducing the risk of injury to care providers

The Florida-based nonprofit dedicated to supporting brain injury research, education and access to care will award three scholarships to qualified healthcare professionals to attend the NABIS 2012 Medical Conference in September in Miami.

Florida Institute for Neurologic Rehabilitation, Inc. (FINR) has released the 3rd edition of the Acute Hospitalization volume of their educational guide series – Understanding Brain Injury.

March is National Brain Injury Awareness Month, and the Toral Family Foundation made a significant donation to Jacksonville, FL-based Brooks Clubhouse to fund post-rehabilitation aid for a year for brain injury survivors.

The personal injury law firm of Baker, Zimmerman & Perez is proud to support The Brain Injury Association of American’s (BIAA) Brain Injury Awareness Month – March 2012.

A law firm with extensive experience in road accident and head injury claims has negotiated more than £8million of compensation for one its clients.

A moped rider who suffered brain damage and other serious injuries as the result of a road accident has received £1.5million in damages in an out of court settlement.

The University of Florida College of Medicine received a substantial gift from the Toral Family Foundation to support a new term professorship and establish a research center for traumatic brain injury.

In an effort to bridge the gap between the legal and medical community, Toral Garcia Battista, a leading brain and spinal cord injury law firm in Florida, now has two certified brain injury specialists on staff.

The Spina Bifida Resource Network announces a no-cost night of family water fun at Sahara Sam's Oasis- register today!

Doncaster solicitors Atherton Godfrey has retained its place on the Personal Injury Solicitors List of Headway, the brain injury association, for 2012.

The Brain Injury Association of New York State presents the Fourth Annual Journey of Hope Gala

Nirmal Keshava, a Draper Laboratory engineer working to address brain injury and soldier health issues, has been chosen with a group of the brightest young U.S. engineers to attend the U.S. Frontiers of Engineering symposium at Google headquarters.

The Brain Injury Rehabilitation Center (BIRC) in Portland, Oregon adds physical therapist, Ruth Holloran with DPT earned from the Mayo Clinic.

Dr. Ford Vox to Oversee Expansion of Services, Certification

Haloman: A Memoir of Survival Against All Medical Odds tells the story of a man who wakes up in the hospital after eight days of being in a medically induced coma

New York’s #1 show about back and neck pain to move from 7:30-8 pm to 9-10 pm time slot

The Brain Injury Association of Connecticut (BIAC), in partnership with Guida’s Milk, recently hosted the 25th Annual Guida’s Milk/BIAC Golf tournament, raising a record-setting $130,000 for the organization.

Guida’s Milk, celebrating their 125th year in the dairy industry, is proud to announce they are once again hosting the 25th Annual BIAC / Guida’s Milk Golf Tournament at Lyman Orchards Golf Course on June 10th in Middlefield, CT.

Former Congressman, Patrick Kennedy, wants to create a map of the brain and cure every brain disease within 10 years.

In Negotiating The Sppedbumps, author Holly L Springer shares her life and experiences of living with Traumatic Brain Injury and how she overcame the odds.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a Graduate Student Research Fellowship on April 5 to Sarah Brown, who will work to improve diagnosis of traumatic brain injury and post traumatic stress disorder at Draper Laboratory beginning this fall.

One of the most ancient alternative cures has again risen to the forefront, this time in helping the brain. A new study says that acupressure could help treat mild traumatic brain injury.

Former NFL-player, Dave Duerson, died recently and had his brain donated to Boston University for traumatic brain injury research.

The law firm of Domnick & Shevin, PL inform consumers that March is Brain Injury Month and they also want to educate insurance policy holders that often brain injury survivors do not received needed treatments.

Colorado Senate Bill 40, sponsored by State Senator Nancy Spence, is named for Jake Snakenberg, a freshman football player that died in 2004 as a result of a concussion.

New clinical trials may help doctors find a mesothelioma cure. Mesothelioma is one of the most deadly forms of cancer and currently has no cure.

In an ironic twist of fate, North Carolina entrepreneur Bruce Santhuff, who markets his spa toilet seat to thousands of U.S. disabled and elderly consumers – including stroke patients – recently suffered a stroke at age 51.

In an ironic twist of fate, North Carolina entrepreneur Bruce Santhuff, who markets his spa toilet seat to thousands of U.S. disabled and elderly consumers – including stroke patients – recently suffered a stroke at age 51.

Wujing General Hospital announced the launch of the Arabic version of its website, as one of the steps towards improving the quality of its international patient services.

Lash and Associates, leading publisher of resources about traumatic brain injury, has announced the release of their newest publication by Dr. Harvey Jacobs.

The 2010 Recovery Is Now Tour has been postponed due to weather. We are excited to announce it will resume in Spring

Lash and Associates Publishing has relocated to a large new facility in Youngsville, NC, accommodating their increased production and growth over the past years.

Author Draws on True Life to Write Moving Story of a Young Girl’s Brain Injury

The Stem Cell Transplantation Department at the General Hospital of Chinese People¡¯s Armed Police Forces has launched an English version of its website www.sinostemcells.com for its ever-growing international patients seeking Stem cell treatments.

Success Rehabilitation and Rehab Centers have joined forces to provide greater access to rehabilitation for Pennsylvania area survivors of traumatic brain injuries and neurological impairment.

Traumatic brain injury (TBI), an acquired damage to the brain that is typically caused by external traumas has been called a silent epidemic. TBI has emerged as the leading cause of central nervous system impairment.

Dr. Ezriel E. Kornel Co-Authors Groundbreaking Article in Brain Injury Journal

The 2010 Recovery Is Now Tour is promoting the Brain Shift Foundation and the Recovery Meditation Method. We are proving that full recovery is possible from diagnoses like Traumatic Brain Injury, PTSD and depression

Young and Young one of the leading consumer personal injury law firms in Indianapolis, has announced their corporate sponsorship for the Brain Injury Association of Indiana.

Runners interested in competing in the 2010 ING New York City Marathon still have an opportunity to secure one of the coveted spots while also raising funds for Blythedale Children’s Hospital.

Breast surgeon Dr. Beth DuPree, host of The Medical View, and her radio show guest discuss "real life" examples of intuition, including those featured in Madonna Siles's books for home caregivers of stroke and brain injury survivors.

Encore Path, a Baltimore, Maryland company, won the 2010 Stevie Award for "Best New Product" for its Tailwind rehabilitation device at the American Business Awards June 21. Tailwind helps stroke survivors recover arm function and regain independence.

Some 100 People, Including 20 Students from Salesian High School, Attend Event Held at Hackley to Benefit Blythedale Children's Hospital

Walter G. Alton, Jr. & Associates P.C. based out of New York State joins Lawyers4Hire.org to promote their firms online presence utilizing online affiliate networks and social media outlets.

The employer of a machine operator who was left with severe brain damage after he was struck by heavy machinery at work has accepted responsibility for the accident.

Stroke is a medical crisis that drastically changes two lives — the patient's and the caregiver's. Alas, our health care system cares little about teaching caregivers how to face this challenge — DIY brain rehab at home. Therefore...Eureka!

While many parents have thought for years that concussions in children were not usually serious, research done by Canadians may change that.