The Texas Health and Human Service Commission has established the Office of Aquired Brain Injury as the state's lead department providing guidance, referrals and service coordination for survivors of brain injuries and their fmailies. For more information see their website: http://www.hhsc.state.tx.us/hhsc_projects/abj/index.shtml

The Brain Injury Association of Texas is holding its 28th Annual Statewide Conference in June.

The Brain Injury Road Map: Finding Your Way to Brain Health, Hope and Healing

June 14-17, 2012, Austin, TX

For more information:  http://www.biatx.org

March is Brain Injury Awareness Month.

To learn more about TBI, visit the Brain Injury Association of America website.

http://www.biausa.org/brain-injury-awareness-month.htm

The most recent FDA UPDATE following the July 2011 and September 2011 Safety Communications document regarding the health risks of surgical mesh was released today. The FDA states that serious complications are not rare and that it is not clear that surgical mesh is more effective than non-mesh repair in transvaginal repair of pelvic organ prolapse. The document also states that the FDA is considering reclassifying surgical mesh from a Class II medical device to Class III medical device. Class III devices are defined by the fact that the "general controls are not adequate to provide reasonable assurance of safety and effectiveness and there is not sufficient information to establish special controls that would provide such assurance.

Urogynecologic Surgical Mesh Implants

Source:  www.fda.gov

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a serious public health problem in the United States.  Each year, traumatic brain injuries contribute to a substantial number of deaths and cases of permanent disability. 

National TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury) Estimates 
Each year, an estimated 1.7 million people sustain a TBI annually.1 Of them:

• 52,000 people die as a result of TBI
• 275,000 people are hospitalized as a result of TBI
• 1.365 million people, nearly 80%, are treated and released from an emergency departmen

http://www.traumaticbraininjury.com/

Source:  www.traumaticbraininjury.com