Following the posting of my last article, I found additional interesting information about mercury and dentistry (dentistry may not be the primary use of mercury, but it is the most visible one). Although mercury is no longer toxic once it is absorbed into a...
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In the modern world, our understanding of science changes rapidly. Law, at large, does not change so rapidly. What has changed, in the past 20 years, is that defense lawyers have begun, during the trial and/or sentencing phases of court, to use brain damage/injury...
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To one who has a brain injury and their family and friends, the definition may seem relatively clear – a brain injury is something that disrupts the functioning of the brain. Nationally, the CDC has only a specific definition of and webpage for traumatic brain...
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Children generally have more physical energy than their adult counterparts. As a consequence, many participate in youth sports leagues, which not only provide physical activity, but also teach them to work effectively with their peers. Last year, Senator Capito (WV)...
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A hot topic in the past few decades, illegal immigration has now come to the forefront because of America’s current president and his border wall. (For the past 10 years, the estimated number of illegal immigrants in America has stayed relatively stable at about 11...
read morePeople now see football and brain injury as a definite cause-and-effect. Parents are much more hesitant to allow their school-aged children join the school football team. In January, for example, laws related to youth football were proposed in Illinois and New York,...
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Getting an extra 30 minutes of sleep while you’re on the road… finishing yesterday’s homework while you’re on your way to your senior year of high school… caring for your baby while you’re breezing through the highway. All of these scenarios seemed too good to be...
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The easiest way to heal from a brain injury is simply to replace the injured parts of the brain. Though this thought may seem both impossible and simply weird, scientists are now learning how to replace, or rather regrow, the brain in the healing of traumatic brain...
read moreBrain injury has been an ongoing issue in America since its founding. Though federally honored, BIAM is still finding legislative recognition on the state level. For example, House Resolution 741 (HR 741), introduced by Pennsylvania’s Tina Pickett, was only...
read moreThe benefits of dog ownership are well-known. “Owning a dog can lift your mood or help you feel less stressed.” For veterans and others with disabilities, the benefits of have a dog, specifically service dogs, go beyond this: dogs can serve by helping or even doing...
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