News

Drug users' brain damage

Tuesday, 07 September 2010 10:09

ABOUT 20 per cent of users of the drugs ecstasy, ice and speed in emergency showed tell-tale signs of brain damage, according to a study published in the Australian Medical Journal today.

Read more on the Sydney Morning Herald website

Read the abstract of the cited research

"Thank You" to Staff at Alinta Energy

Wednesday, 01 September 2010 13:26

Brain Injury Australia gratefully acknowledges a donation on behalf of staff at Alinta Energy from Parkside in South Australia who held a Mad Hatters themed morning tea during Brain Injury Awareness Week.  Thanks to all who contributed.

Heading for Trouble

Thursday, 26 August 2010 14:27

Everyone knows you've got to be tough to play footy. All those big hits and crunching tackles, they're an important part of the game and, let's be honest, a huge part of the entertainment, as well.

If you're out on the field, chances are you will get hurt.

We're only just now finding out how badly. New research claims that constant tackling can injure the brain for life.

And the damage starts with that very first knock in that very first game back as a kid.   

 Read more on the Sixty Minutes website

ABC 7:30 Report - Chilling statistics for young drivers...

Thursday, 26 August 2010 14:19

One in every three drivers under 25 will be involved a in a car accident. Over the next three days more than 12,000 high school students will gather at Sydney’s Homebush Acer Arena to hear first person accounts from young adults whose lives were changed forever by bad driving or bad luck.  

Read the full story on ABC TV's website

United move to help elderly after falls

Tuesday, 24 August 2010 13:14

As the population ages, the sharp rise in elderly people injured in falls will put enormous stress on the hospital system unless they receive early treatment by specialist medical teams, the NSW Health Department says.  

Read the full story at the Sydney Morning Herald website