Regional updates in category: Head & Brain Injuries

When faced with the catastrophic effects of a brain injury what should a person do and where can they look for support, information and funding? In today's post Steve Lombardi provides one reliable website that is not all about advertising.

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Warmer weather brings more and more kids out of the house to ride their bikes. One way to prevent personal injuries is to have your child wear a helmet at all times when participating in any wheeled...

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With more and more people talking on cell phones each day the question arises "What are the long term effects on the brain from cell phone use going to be?" Are brain tumors caused by cell phones just a myth or is there something to the doctors claims that using a cell phone increase one's risk of a Brain tumor.

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One way to prevent personal injuries is to have your child wear a helmet at all times when participating in any wheeled activity such as riding an ATV or bicycle. Safe Kids USA reports that helmets...

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Have you been injured and forced to undergo an examination by the defendant’s doctor (IME)? More and more we hear about the “Fake Bad Scale” being used by doctors to discredit legitimately injured...

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The Quad-City Times has an interesting article about a motorcycle accident crash and the injuries suffered by a 48-year-old female passenger. Here is how it is described: “The 48-year-old has had...

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After five (5) weeks of testimony and nearly four (4) days of deliberations, a jury in Ohio awarded Heather Grow's family $22.6 million for brain injuries related to the birth of her daughter...

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Where can you go for information about traumatic brain injury also known as traumatic brain damage? Here is a list...

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Today a brain injured child's lawyer filed a lawsuit against the manufacturer of the metal bat from which the baseball that hit the boy in the chest just above his heart (causing the heart to arrest...

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ATV safety is a concern when we discuss brain damage and youthful exuberance. Damaging the brain causes long term problems that may not be readily apparent. So how do the numbers stack up for the...

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Here's another sad story about the federal government trying to screw our brave, wounded soldiers who are simply trying to collect their disability benefits. A psychologist who helps lead the...

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wo teenagers riding on a personal watercraft Saturday collided with a small boat in the Jacksonville area waters. The 19-year-old man was killed and an 18-year-old woman seriously injured. No one in...

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Traumatic brain injury is the leading cause of death and disablement among children, and as many as 3,000 children suffer die from brain injuries, according to the National Safe Kids Campaign. ...

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An Ohio teenager is in critical condition Tuesday night, after troopers say he crashed into an oncoming vehicle with his dirt bike when he lost control on a curve. The accident happened...

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Recent reports indicate there may be health hazards linked to lead in the artificial turf currently installed in schools, parks, and stadiums nationwide and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety...

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