Recent Posts in December, 2007

• Brain Injury Awareness Month: March 2008

  Dec 19, 2007
  CALBIA is busy making plans for Brain Injury Awareness Month in March 2008. Please mark your calendar for the following events: March 8, 2008 2nd ...
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• Neural Activity Connected To Blood Flow In New Brain Stimulation Technique

  Dec 19, 2007
  Neuroscientists at the Uni-versity of California, Berkeley have, for the first time, measured the electrical activity of nerve cells and correlated it ...
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• High School Footballers Wearing Special Helmets to Monitor Brain Injuries

  Dec 19, 2007
  As they root for the home team from the bleachers this fall, high school gridiron fans in the small Illinois town of Tolono won’t necessarily see ...
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• Caring for Veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan Will Cost $662 Billion Over 40 Years

  Dec 19, 2007
  According to Linda J. Bilmes, a former chief financial officer and assistant secretary of the US Commerce Department, it will cost $662 billion over ...
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• BIAA Partners with Centers for Disease Control (CDC) for Brain Injury Awareness Month Initiative:

  Dec 19, 2007
  The CDC is planning to launch the “Help Seniors Live Better, Longer: Prevent Brain Injury” initiative in March 2008 during Brain Injury Awareness ...
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• BIAA History Fact:

  Dec 19, 2007
  In the year 1990, The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) affirmed the rights of citizens with disabilities which makes American society more ...
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• Urge Congress to Retain TBI Funding Levels Regardless of Appropriations End-Game Strategy

  Dec 18, 2007
  Congress is still working on Fiscal Year 2008 appropriations. At least three options, as explained below, appear to be under consideration. As events ...
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• Urge Congress to Enact Omnibus Appropriations Bill Now

  Dec 18, 2007
  The House is scheduled to vote on Dec. 11 on a multi-bill “omnibus” Fiscal Year 2008 appropriations bill which splits the difference between the White ...
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