Since PARS already has dealings with the US Army for HU-211 testing, the following is a great lead to have the DoD be a Phase III test site:
Excerpt from TESTIMONY Submitted By MARTIN B. FOIL, JR. CHAIRMAN BRAIN INJURY ASSOCIATION, INC. MAY 5, 1998 Before the SENATE APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON DEFENSE In Support of Funding THE DEFENSE AND VETERANS HEAD INJURY PROJECT AND VIOLENCE AND BRAIN INJURY PROGRAM
"Dear Mr. Chairman and Members of the Senate Defense Subcommittee:
My name is Martin B. Foil, Jr. I am the father of Philip Foil, a young
man with a severe brain injury, and I serve as voluntary Chairman of the Brain Injury Association. I am also the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Tuscarora Yams in Mt. Pleasant, North Carolina...
Brain Injury in the United States and the U.S. Military
The General Accounting Office (GAO) recently reported to the Congress that traumatic brain injury is the leading cause of death and disability in young American adults. In addition, between 1.5 and 2 million individuals across the United States sustain a traumatic brain injury (TBI) each year. The GAO published its findings in its February 1998 report, entitled "Traumatic Brain Injury: Programs Supporting Long-Term Services in Selected States..."
Defense and Veterans Head Injury Program
The Defense and Veterans Head Injury Program (DVHIP) is a close collaborative program among the Department of Defense (DoD), the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and the Brain Injury Association (BIA). It is an integrated, multidisciplinary disease management system focusing on both peacetime and combat traumatic brain injury (TBI). Its activities span the spectrum of brain injury from prevention, education, and advocacy, to clinical care and clinical and laboratory research focused on TBI. ... |
