Traumatic Brain Injury

Mom Fights For Son Who Lost Both Legs, Suffered Brain Injury While Serving In Iraq

Christine Hill | Posted 06.01.2012

Read More: Wounded Veterans, Va, Brain Cancer, Traumatic Brain Injury, Cindy Parsons, Shane Parsons, Speech Therapy, Iraq, Veterans, Beyond the Battlefield, Impact News

Cindy Parsons gets a visible lump in her throat as she thinks about the future. "What's going to happen to my son?" she asks to anyone willing to lis...

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Preventing Degenerative Brain Disease in Our Children

Anne Wojcicki | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Traumatic Brain Injury, Degenerative Brain Disease, Tbi, Junior Seau, Alzheimer's Disease, Boxing, Brain Disease, Genotyping, Nfl, Apoe, Mental Health, Genetic Testing, Healthy Living Health News, Brain Science, Head Injury, Tbi Brain Injury, Brain Injury, Healthy Living News

If the experts in traumatic brain injury think there's value in using genotyping to gauge the risks of high-impact sports for their own children, as noted by the authors in a recent research paper, it must be of value to others, too.

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The Afghanistan Killings: Time for Self-Reflection

Rajan Menon | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Iraq War, Foreign Oil, Panjwai-Shootings, Robert Bales, Gasoline Tax, Afghanistan War, Traumatic Brain Injury, Military Draft, Veterans, Tax Increases, Robert Bales Afghanistan Shooting, Robert Bales Afghanistan, World News

It's easy to express outrage and sadness over the Panjwai killings and to debate their cause. What's harder to do, but what we should do, is to reflect on ourselves in the light of what occurred.

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Children With Special Needs: A Revolutionary Approach Gives New Hope

Anat Baniel | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Anat Baniel Method, Children, Brain Science, Special Needs Children, Special Needs, Neuroplasticity, Neuroscience, Brain, Cerebral Palsy, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Traumatic Brain Injury, Autism, Families-With-Children-With-Special-Needs, Feldenkrais, Children With Special Needs, Children's Health, Special Needs Education, ADD/ADHD, Parents News

Are you a parent to a child with special needs? Have you been trying to help your child do something he or she can't do, or corrected them over and over again to end up with little or no progress?

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Just How Hard Will A Wounded Warrior's Wife Fight For Her Spouse?

Torrey Shannon | Posted 04.14.2012

Read More: Wounded Veterans, Women, Shadow Warrior Wives, Military, Lifestyle, Invisible Injuries, Traumatic Brain Injury, Torrey Shannon, Combat Wounded, Spouses, Ptsd, Wounded Warrior Wives, Caregivers, Tbi, Veterans, Impact News

Wounded Warrior's wives are not to be trifled with. Here are the top 5 reasons why you should never piss off (or mess with) a wounded warrior's wife: ...

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WATCH: Brain Blitz: What Happens During A Concussion?

HuffingtonPost.com | Cara Santa Maria | Posted 03.05.2012

Read More: Lou Gehrig's Disease, Steve Gleason, Video, Nfl, Talk Nerdy to Me, Football, Traumatic Brain Injury, Brain Damage, Contact Sports, Science, Cara Santa Maria, Coup Contrecoup Injury, Concussion, Second-Impact Syndrome, Als, Punch Drunk, Science News

One thing all researchers agree on is that the types of head injuries sustained during football games can cause depression, changes in mood and behavior, memory loss, and even early dementia.

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A Life-Long Marriage With No Memories

Posted 03.27.2012

Read More: Video, Lee Woodruff, Traumatic Brain Injuries, Amnesia, Traumatic Brain Injury, Fifty News

Lee Woodruff of CBS This Morning tells the poignant story of college sweethearts who are rebuilding their life together after the husband sustained a ...

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How Laughter Helps Veterans Deal With Traumatic Brain Injuries

Joseph Bobrow | Posted 02.28.2012

Read More: Resilience, Trauma, Afghanistan Veterans, Tbi, Mental Health, Evidence Based Medicine, Ptsd, Iraq Veterans, Veterans, Traumatic Brain Injury, Impact News

Mauricio provided comic relief at one retreat. In the large group, he challenged his fellow Marine Kenny by claiming that, of the two Master Sergeants...

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Why Your Marriage Can Endure More Hardship Than You Think

Beverly Willett | Posted 02.12.2012

Read More: Drug Addiction, Infidelity, Marriage, Rape, Bankruptcy, Infertility, Divorce, Traumatic Brain Injury, Marital Problems, Generation X, Cancer, Interracial Marriage, Loss of a Child, Happiness, Tips for a Lasting Marriage, Lasting Marriage, After the Wedding, Long Marriage, Weddings News

"Marriage is dead," and "monogamy may be asking too much" were the headlines in 2011. But Lori Lowe, creator of the popular marriage blog, Marriage Gems, still says lasting bliss is possible.

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Why Gabby Giffords' Recovery Is Not a Miracle

Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn | Posted 01.16.2012

Read More: Nightline, Bob Woodruff, Remind.org, Traumatic Brain Injury, Health Care Reform, 20/20, Diane Sawyer, Gabrielle Giffords Rehabilitation, Health Care, Gabby Giffords, Politics News

I do not begrudge Gabby Giffords or Bob Woodruff their access to first class healthcare. I just wish that we as a nation could figure out a way to share healthcare a little better.

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Cassaundra StJohn: Helping Female Vets to Move Forward

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 01.14.2012

Realizing that they were many resources for men who had served -- but not for women -- StJohn had an epiphany. She asked herself, "Why aren't I doing this?" That was the beginning of F7 Group.

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Most Americans Want to Support Troops, They Just Don't Know How

Torrey Shannon | Posted 11.27.2011

Read More: Veteran Care, Wounded Veterans, Patriotism, Veteran Support, Helping a Hero, Veterans PTSD, Impact News, Nonprofit News, Traumatic Brain Injury, Nonprofit Organizations, Global War on Terror, Military Support, Adaptive Housing, Spark Energy, Iraq Soldiers Amputees, Impact News

Less than 1% of our American population is serving in the military. The other 99% of Americans must -- and need -- to do their part. A yellow ribbon bumper sticker just won't cut it anymore.

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Pressurized Chambers Could Help Treat Traumatic Brain Injury

Posted 11.12.2011

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The U.S. military is conducting tests to see if pressurized chambers can treat traumatic brain injury, a key injury of the wars in Iraq and Afghanista...

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Desperate "Housewives" Seek Help: Soldier Suicides Now at Epidemic Rate (VIDEO)

Torrey Shannon | Posted 10.28.2011

Read More: Veteran Care, Veterans Affairs, Military Suicide, Traumatic Brain Injury, Suicide, Addiction, Va, Veteran Awareness, Desperate Housewives, Ptsd, Veteran Advocacy, Impact News

I am just one spouse of many, all caregivers of severely injured and disabled veterans, who have wished to be heard on behalf of our loved ones. Thankfully, our time seems to have come, at least for some of us.

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Fort Carson Focusing On Brain Injury Detection

AP | DAN ELLIOTT | Posted 10.14.2011

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FORT CARSON, Colo. — A group of infantry just back from Afghanistan sat down before computers at Fort Carson and began answering a series of que...

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As Brain Injuries Abound, Army Treats In The Field

AP | By KRISTIN M. HALL | Posted 09.13.2011

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BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan -- The traumatic brain injury that Army Staff Sgt. Isidoro Castillo suffered when a suicide bomber attacked his unit in ...

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Gabrielle Giffords and You: The Truth About Brain Injuries

Ruth Bettelheim, Ph.D. | Posted 08.15.2011

Read More: Brain Injury, Gabrielle Giffords, Brain Injuries, Traumatic Brain Injuries, Traumatic Brain Injury, Healthy Living News

It is a national tragedy for a gunman to shoot a US congresswoman in the brain, but it is a national disgrace that most civilians and military personnel with brain injury never receive the therapy necessary to recover any semblance of their former lives.

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Sustaining A Caregiver's Hope Through A Loved One’s Recovery From Traumatic Brain Injury

Kathryn Haslanger | Posted 11.17.2011

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Some people criticize the decision made by Rep. Gifford's husband, Mark Kelly, to return to work, but every family must decide for themselves the best way to heal.

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How More Time At Home Could Ease Post-Traumatic Stress For Vets

Keith Crosby | Posted 11.17.2011

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Service personnel need time to recover emotionally and physically from their battlefield scars.

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Father And Son Veterans Help Each Other Heal After Brain Injuries

AP | JULIE WATSON | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: David Franco, Marines, Iraq Veterans, Improvised Explosive Device, Traumatic Brain Injury, Military Families, Disabled Veterans, Purple Heart, Veterans, Impact News

MOORPARK, Calif. — The crisply ironed uniforms of the father and son hang side by side in what they have dubbed the "Marine Corps closet," a dar...

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Brain Expert: Turn off the TV and Let Giffords Sleep

Cassandra M. Bellantoni | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: University of Arizona Medical Center, My Stroke of Insight, Arizona Shooting, Peter Rhee, Jill Bolte Taylor, Tucson Shooting, Traumatic Brain Injury, Brain Injury, Gabrielle Giffords, Michael Lemole Dr Michael Lemole, Congresswoman Giffords, Gabrielle Giffords Shooting, Home News

Friends and family must set aside their ideas of who Gabrielle Giffords was and "embrace the person she will become now."

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In 2011 Remember the Wounded

Matthew Hoh | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Traumatic Brain Injury, Taliban, Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, Osama Bin Laden, Wounded Soldiers, US Soldiers, War in Afghanistan, War in Iraq, World News

The costs of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, spread across our lifetime, are estimated to reach four to six trillion dollars. Those costs are nothing compared to the physical and mental wounds of our service members.

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'Virtual Biopsy' May Detect Athletes' Brain Injury

AP | LINDSEY TANNER | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mental Health, Nfl Safety Rules, Brain Trauma Research, Nfl, NFL Brain Injuries, Brain Injury Tests, Traumatic Brain Injury, Home News

CHICAGO — Football players with memory and behavior problems have no way of knowing for sure if getting hit too many times caused brain damage. ...

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Five Ways to Give Back For the Holidays

Margie Goldsmith | Posted 05.25.2011

When I was a kid, Christmas was a magical time of receiving and giving gifts. But now I'm an adult and half the people I gift don't need anything; so ...

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New Low for Afghanistan War: 47 Percent of Military Families Want Troops Brought Home

Robert Greenwald | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Military Families, Brave New Foundation, Military, Traumatic Brain Injury, Suicide, Afghanistan, Rethink Afghanistan, Robert Greenwald, Veterans, World News

We are grinding our military families into the ground with this brutal, futile war, while its backers sacrifice very little to keep the troops mired in this brutal, futile war. Don't think for a second that military families don't notice.

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