The Blue Bird Circle Press Room

Welcome to The Blue Bird Circle’s online press room.  If you are interested in learning more about The Blue Bird Circle, our clinic, our research, the 2012 Mark of Excellence Gala, or the Blue Bird Circle Resale Shop, please contact Karen Litel at press (at) thebluebirdcircle.org.

About The Blue Bird Circle

Established in 1923, The Blue Bird Circle is a women’s volunteer service organization celebrating 89 years of service to the Houston community. The primary focus of The Blue Bird Circle is to support the treatment of children with neurological disorders and the research into the causes and cures of those disorders.

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Download information about the history of The Blue Bird Circle and our support of world-class medical care and cutting-edge research for children with neurological disorders.

Past Press Releases from The Blue Bird Circle

January 2013

Less tau reduces seizures and sudden death in severe epilepsy

October 2012

The Blue Bird Circle and Mark A. Wallace in The Wall Street Journal

September 2012

The Blue Bird Circle Honors Mark A. Wallace, Texas Children’s Hopsital President & CEO

July 2011
Blue Bird Circle Clinic Participates in Ground-Breaking Epilepsy Treatment

November 2010
The Blue Bird Circle Pledges $1 Million to Establish Clinical Research Center at Texas Children’s Hospital

September 2010
The Blue Bird Circle to Honor Dr. Gary D. Clark

September 2009
Doctors Honored at 2009 Blue Bird Circle Gala, The Night Nest

October 2008
Jan & Dan Duncan Honored at 2008 Blue Bird Circle Gala, Casino Royale

Selected Press Releases and Publications by Researchers at Blue Bird Circle Clinics

January 2012
Randomized Phase III evaluation of the efficacy and safety of a novel glycopyrrolate oral solution for the management of chronic severe drooling in children with cerebral palsy or other neurologic conditions (Robert S. Zeller, M.D., Director of The Blue Bird Circle Clinic for Pediatric Neurology)

December 2011
Brain and heart link may explain sudden death in Rett (Dr. Jeffrey Neul, assistant medical director of the Blue Bird Circle Rett Clinic)

October 2010
NIH grant awarded to BCM to study sudden death in epilepsy

Houston’s Fox 26 Features BBCC Social Worker Diane Murrell and Her Crusade Against Bullying the Disabled