NEW YORK, Sept. 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --MDL No. 2323 the NFL Players' Concussion Litigation has reached settlement with a degree of controversy. The premise of liability and the extent to which the NFL owed its players a duty to warn amid now decades of private medical research, was likely one of the most difficult and publicized TBI litigations in recent years. While the league is positioned to carry on 'business as usual' this season, it is disappointing not to see the claims of the former NFL players tested at trial with a jury. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130912/NY77185LOGO ) The term "traumatic brain injury" (TBI) covers a wide range of severity. Less obvious and more difficult to diagnose and prove are mild traumatic brain injuries (mTBIs), characterized by short and mild interruptions of normal brain activity and no change to normal mental status after the injury commonly called concussions. An obvious risk to participants of the game of football and other contact sports, but sometimes a not so obvious a risk in personal injury cases. Attorneys well versed in MVA litigation have made this consideration for years in their cases, but client intake for other case types should also look for signs of … Continue reading →

Featured Article Academic Journal Main Category: Pregnancy / Obstetrics Also Included In: Pediatrics / Children's Health Article Date: 25 Sep 2013 - 0:00 PDT Current ratings for: Dextrose gel could treat hypoglycemia in newborns A new study suggests that dextrose gel should be used to treat low blood sugars in newborn babies (neonatal-hypoglycemia) - a common and preventable cause of brain damage. Dextrose gel is an oral glucose gel, already used as form of treatment for reversal of hypoglycemia in diabetics. But researchers from New Zealand say the gel could be a cheap, effective and easy-to-use treatment for hypoglycemic newborn infants. At present, treatment for late preterm and term babies suffering from hypoglycemia involves additional feeding and repeated blood tests in order to measure blood sugar levels. However, many babies are admitted to intensive care and given intravenous glucose as a result of continuous low blood sugar levels. According to the Yale School of Medicine, around 1 in 3 newborn babies suffer from hypoglycemia. Newborns are at higher risk of the condition if the mother is diabetic, if they are small for their gestational age, or if they are growth-restricted, preterm or born under significant stress. Severe or prolonged hypoglycemia … Continue reading →

(PRWEB) September 25, 2013 Since 2009, Stretch for Life has been enabling persons with stroke and traumatic brain injury (TBI) to regain feeling and function. The process involves full body stretching, massage, acupressure, strength training coupled with mental focus, breathing and visualization to eliminate spasticity and restore feeling and muscle function. The procedure is effective even years after a stroke or TBI. Once the habitually tight muscles have been coaxed into relaxing, the relaxation is permanent. The process begins as a series of treatments to relax the tight muscles and continues as a relearning to use the atrophied muscles. Lastly, the procedure involves exercises to restore strength and coordination. "By pretreating a client with perispinally administered etanercept (Enbrel), we vastly speed up the entire process and obtain results that would not be possible without the Enbrel," stated Phillip Koss developer of http://www.strechforlife.com. For example, an individual with stroke who is completely unable to walk and confined to a wheelchair could, after a series of daily treatments over several months, walk with a walker or even crutches. When such an individual is pretreated with perispinally administered Enbrel, the treatment is shortened from several months to a few weeks and the individual … Continue reading →