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Progesterone as a treatment for brain injury
Progesterone as a treatment for brain injury continues to move
forward in trials. The Washington Business Journal reports
(11/20/2009) that BHR Pharma will apply to the FDA for permission to
begin clinical trials with Progesterone for brain injury. This on
top of nationwide trials already planned by Emory University.
“There’s nothing out there like this,” said Dr. Gregory O’Shanick,
national medical director of the Brain Injury Association of America
in Vienna. “That’s the issue. There have been hundreds of studies of
different chemical compounds over the last 25 years to see if
there’s some way to reduce the secondary cell damage in this
fashion. ... The bottom line is, nothing’s really worked.”
The discoverer of Progesterone as a potential treatment for brain
injury, Emory emergency medicine professor Don Stein, was a keynote
speaker at the 2009 Brain Injury Association of Iowa Annual
Conference. For more information
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Iowa Hydrocephalus Support Group (IASG)
Announcing a new Hydrocephalus Support Group for Iowa.
Our goals are to:
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Be a resource for individuals and families dealing
with hydrocephalus
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Provide an opportunity to meet with Doctors and
Nurse Practitioners who specialize in hydrocephalus
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Provide information on community efforts
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Provide an opportunity to share questions and
concerns and be a resource for others
We plan to hold 4 meetings per year as an opportunity for people to
get together to learn, to share and to meet other individuals and
families struggling with the challenges of hydrocephalus. In
addition, there will be a mailing list for the exchange of
information.
Our first meeting is scheduled for: Saturday, May 1st, 12 pm at
Shueyville Church 1195 Steeple Lane, in Shueyville Iowa
Potluck Luncheon: Maid Rite sandwiches provided. Please bring side
dish or dessert.
Directions:
From Iowa City 380 to the Shueyville exit. Take a right at the exit
and follow rd to the church on the Left. From Cedar Rapids 380 to
Shueville exit. Take a left at the exit and follow rd to the church
on the Left. If you need any other directions please Contact Rachel
Buresh
Contact: Rachel Buresh at
iahydrocephalus.support@gmail.com
to be added to the mailing list or for more information, or call her
(319) 551-2960.
The IASG is a partner of the Hydrocephalus
Association.
Charity Guide:
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The CDC's
Help Seniors Live Better, Longer: Prevent Brain Injury campaign
is targeted to children and caregivers of older adults. Their
kit
includes an activity guide, media guide, fact sheet, and other
materials to assist in prevention, recognition, and response to
fall-related traumatic brain injury (TBI) in adults 75 and older.
Click Here for more information
You can now download the Iowa Brain
Injury Resource Network
Virtual Concussion
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