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  • USF Receives Grant for Battlefield-Related TBI Research
  • 2/02/2012
  • (News-Medical) - The University of South Florida (USF) has received a $1.57 million U.S. Department of Defense grant to conduct translational research on traumatic brain injury and other battlefield related injuries and diseases.
  • Friends Help Family with Brain Injured Teen
  • 2/01/2012
  • February 1, 2012 (News 10) - He was once a vibrant, athletic, outgoing teenager, but now, Kenneth Williams is at Modesto Memorial Hospital fighting to regain the life he once had. The 17-year-old, who recently moved to Mariposa, was in a car accident in mid-January.
  • Long-Term Care Facility for Young Adults Planned
  • 1/31/2012
  • (Riverhead News Review) - There are few services on Long Island for young people in need of constant medical care. Now, some families that have found this out the hard way are taking matters into their own hands.
  • A Day in Sergeant Alexander's Recovery from War
  • 1/30/2012
  • January 30, 2012 (wbay.com) - Twelve weeks ago a soldier, originally from Potosi in southwestern Wisconsin, now with the Ashwaubenon-based 432nd Civil Affairs Battalion, was shot in the head during a small arms battle while serving in Afghanistan. Sergeant Adam Alexander had two emergency surgeries in Afghanistan to remove parts of his skull -- space was needed to allow for his brain to swell.
  • UK Disabled Man Asks Court Permission to be Murdered
  • 1/29/2012
  • (First Things) - The UK is currently in one of its periodic outbreaks of assisted suicide advocacy. It just turned into euthanasia advocacy as a completely paralyzed man is asking for permission to be murdered without legal consequence to the murderer. From the AP story:
  • Major Victory for Life in Europe: 'Euthanasia Must Always Be Prohibited'
  • 1/27/2012
  • (LifeSiteNews.com) - Yesterday, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted a non-binding resolution stating: "Euthanasia, in the sense of the intentional killing by act or omission of a dependent human being for his or her alleged benefit, must always be prohibited."
  • Neurologists Should Screen Patients for Abuse: Experts
  • 1/25/2012
  • (HealthDay News) - Neurologists should screen their patients for abuse by family members, caregivers or other people, the American Academy of Neurology says in a new position statement. Problems to look for include elder, sexual, child, financial and emotional abuse; bullying, cyberbullying and violence.
  • Wesley J. Smith: Terri Schiavo in Republican Debate
  • 1/24/2012
  • (First Things) - I am so weary of the media pretending that the federal "Terri's Law," was just a Republican bill. In fact, it was one of the most bipartisan laws passed during the Bush presidency. I bring this up because the issue was raised in tonight's Republican debate in a question to Rick Santorum, who led the effort to save Terri's life.
  • Presidential Candidates Respond to Terri Schiavo Case in Florida Debate
  • 1/24/2012
  • ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Jan. 24, 2012 /Christian Newswire/ - It is not insignificant that a question about the state sanctioned, court ordered death of Terri Schiavo by dehydration made it into the top tier questions at the Republican debate last night.
  • Giffords to Resign to Focus on Healing
  • 1/23/2012
  • (USA Today) - One year after a gunman tried to take her life, Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords sat before a camera and announced she would forgo re-election plans in order to focus on her ongoing recovery. Giffords' ability to deliver the message on her own is testament to a remarkable comeback following a year of rigorous treatment after a bullet tore through the left side of her brain, cutting short the political ambitions of one of the Democratic Party's rising stars.