Head & Brain Injuries

• Brain Injury - The #1 Public Health Problem in the World by 2020

  Doug Landau | March 03, 2011 7:40 AM | 2 CommentsFairfax, Leesburg & Loudoun, VA

  There are thousands of people currently living with the devastating effects of brain injury, without access to the vital services they require to repair their lives and be able to live safely and...

• Study Finds Cell Phone Use Stimulates the Brain

  Paul Napoli | February 24, 2011 10:40 PM | 1 CommentNew York City, NY

  February 24, 2011 Government researchers have found that cell phone use affects the brain in the region closest to the antenna, but the long-term effects remain unknown. A new study entitled...

• Is Brain Damage Responsible for Suicide of Another Ex-NFL Player?

  Michael Phelan | February 23, 2011 3:20 PM | 0 CommentsRichmond, VA

  As a Notre Dame and New York Giants fan, I remember well the impressive career of safety Dave Duerson. Duerson played 11 years for the Bears and Giants and was on two Super Bowl winning teams. He...

• Liam Neeson Speaks Out About Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI)

  Rick Shapiro | February 21, 2011 7:19 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  While reading the recent interview by Liam Neeson about his wife's tragic death in a ski accident, I couldn’t help wondering if she had been wearing a helmet would she still be alive today?...

• Super Bowl XLV Roundup

  Brett Emison | February 06, 2011 4:19 PM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO

  It's Super Bowl Sunday. If you're reading this when it posts... why aren't you watching football (or at least the 4+ hour pregame show)? An estimated 130 million will watch the Super Bowl today...

• Unexpected Blows Lead to Brain Injury

  Doug Landau | February 05, 2011 10:20 PM | 0 CommentsFairfax, Leesburg & Loudoun, VA

  A Virginia medical school is examining athletes' brain injuries and how concussions occur in physically fit, healthy sports participants. The Director of the Brain Injury and Sports Concussion...

• NFL's Paltry Donation to Brain Injury Center

  Doug Landau | February 02, 2011 10:11 AM | 3 CommentsFairfax, Leesburg & Loudoun, VA

  The NFL makes billions of dollars each year. It is America's beloved violent pastime. Yet the rash of brain and spinal trauma cases depicted this season do not seem to have had much impact on...

• Helpful Tips To Prevent Traumatic Brain Injury

  Chrissie Cole | February 01, 2011 7:42 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  An estimated 1.7 people suffer from a traumatic brain injury each year in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). And, of those, 52,000 will die. But...

• National Emergency Room Surveillance Reveals Concussions Tripled among Teens

  Doug Landau | January 25, 2011 4:05 PM | 0 CommentsFairfax, Leesburg & Loudoun, VA

  With Emergency Room visit s for teenagers tripling over a 10 year period, Sports Medicine researchers are concerned that bigger, stronger and faster may not be good for the health of America's young...

• It Takes Less Force Than One Might Think to Cause a Traumatic Brain Injury

  Michael Phelan | January 21, 2011 11:47 AM | 0 CommentsRichmond, VA

  Traumatic brain injury can occur without a direct blow to the skull when the head either spins rapidly or accelerates quickly and then stops quickly. These rotational or acceleration/deceleration...