www.northeastcenter.com Northeast Center for Special CareNortheast Center for Special Care - The latest news and information about brain injury, spinal cord injury, respiratory, ventilator care, rehabilitation and health care<br /> <br /> Visit us on the web www.northeastcenter.com<br /> <br />Lawmakers pass child-abuse bill MASSACHUSETTS- July 2, 2008 State legislators yesterday approved a bill that creates a powerful advocate for children in the governor's office and establishes other changes to provide early detection and prevention of child abuse. Rep. Cheryl A. Coakley-Rivera, D-Springfield, said the abuse case of Haleigh Poutre of Westfield, now 14, horrified people and motivated legislators to approve the legislation to protect children in the custody of the state. She was leading sponsor of the legislation.http://www.masslive.com/springfield/republican/index.ssf?/base/news-2/1214982902193270.xml... Study Examines Driving Habits of People with Epilepsy- July 2, 2008 Research shows that people with epilepsy continue to drive despite medical restrictions. In a study from the Ohio State University Medical Center, 26 percent of patients with epilepsy reported having an accident due to a seizure and 19 percent said they were dishonest about seizures in order to drive.http://media-newswire.com/release_1068534.html Brain still the most fragile of organs AUSTRALIA- July 2, 2008 Whenever the brain is involved there are serious and genuine concerns regarding players' health and possible long-term consequences of injury to this most vital of our body's organs. The terrible news that Tiger Graham Polak has sustained brain injuries after being hit by a tram on Saturday night only highlights the fragile nature of brain function.http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sport/afl/story/0,26576,23949594-19742,00.html Boy recovers from head injury after hypothermia therapy at Children's Medical Center Dallas- July 2, 2008 Ten-year-old Morgan Harris only remembers feeling something on his hand while he was climbing up high in a neighbor's tree. Then he was falling. Next came the sirens.http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/fea/healthyliving2/stories/063008dnmetcoolkid.... Edwards: Lobby against brain injury MASSACHUSETTS- July 2, 2008 My issues in the State Representatives race is preventing sports injuries and brain injuries next legislative session. I don't think the Legislature and the MIAA are doing enough to prevent sports injuries in Massachusetts.http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/opinion/letters/x875595637/Edwards-Lobby-against-brain-i... Debate Continues Eight Years After Motorcycle Helmet Law Repealed FLORIDA- July 2, 2008 When Rob Cornelius started riding motorcycles at age 16, Florida law didn't allow him - or any other biker - to rev the throttle without a helmet on his head. That changed on July 1, 2000, when Florida repealed a 33-year-old law and exempted anyone 21 or older with $10,000 in personal injury insurance from wearing a helmet. At that point, Cornelius, a Lakeland resident, was free to ride without headgear.http://www.theledger.com/article/20080701/news/807010338&tc=yahoo Lawyer to challenge competency of girl stepdad allegedly beat MASSACHUSETTS- July 2, 2008 Fourteen-year-old Haleigh Poutre has gone in three years from unresponsive, brain-damaged victim to potential key witness in a child abuse trial against her stepfather. Because of that change, Alan J. Black, defense lawyer for the stepfather, Jason D. Strickland, told a judge today in Hampden Superior Court that he will question the competency of the former Westfield girl, who is now residing in a Boston rehabilitative hospital. He said he needs to have experts determine whether she can...http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2008/07/lawyer_plans_to_challenge_comp.html?categor... Shaking 'likely' to have caused baby's brain injury UK- July 2, 2008 Injuries on the brain of a baby boy allegedly killed by his nanny could have been caused by shaking, a court has heard.http://www.lep.co.uk/news/Shaking-39likely39-to-have-caused.4239987.jp Iraq: MoD to open brain unit to treat blast injuries UK- July 2, 2008 The Ministry of Defence is to open a medical unit to treat troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with mild brain injuries caused by high-powered explosions or blows to the head. The facility, to be based at the Headley Court military rehabilitation centre in Surrey will deal with those suffering from mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), which can lead to memory loss, depression and anxiety.http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/jul/02/military.health?gusrc=rss&feed=society Scientists map brain's wiring diagram- July 2, 2008 Swiss and American researchers have drawn up the first high-resolution map of how some of the most important fibres in the human brain communicate.http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/front/Scientists_map_brain_s_wiring_diagram.html?siteSect=105&... |