July 2010
Posts published in July 2010
New York Times Misses The Real Story Of Ben Roethlisberger, By Ignoring His Brain Injuries
It’s the brain injury, stupid. That’s what I would say to The New York Times regarding its profile Friday of disgraced Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. The story, headlined “A Reputation In Ruins,” traces Roethlisberger’s life from high school to the NFL, interviewing his friends and associates. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/30/sports/football/30quarterback.html?_r=1&ref=sportsThe The article is about Roethlisberger’s fall from grace, ...
New Helmet Was A Lifesaver For Olympic Rower James Cracknell, But It Didn’t Shield Him From Serious Brain Injury
Doctors believe that Olympic rower/adventurer James Cracknell’s new helmet saved his life last week. Cracknell sustained traumatic brain injury after being struck by a truck while cycling in Arizona filming a documentary for Discovery Channel, his wife has disclosed to the press. http://road.cc/content/news/20957-james-cracknells-wife-reveals-extent-his-injuries Cracknell’s wife, Beverley Turner, said that at one point his condition was ...
NFL Owns Up To Long-Term Dangers Of Concussions In New Locker Room Poster
I wonder to what extent the National Football League has really changed its stance on concussions. The league, long criticized for downplaying and denying the long-term damage of of concussions, is making a poster for team locker rooms that will spell out rather frankly the dangers of brain injury, according to The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/27/sports/football/27concussion.html?ref=football The paper published a picture of ...
Critics Blast NFL For Releasing Flawed Helmet-Safety Results
The National Football League has been trying to show the public and Washington that it is taking brain injury seriously, rather than denying any responsibility or liability for ex-players who end up having some form of dementia later in their lives. After trying to rehabilitate its image, the league then made a big blunder. In this case, the NFL is being ...
Student Drowned In Backyard Pool As His Friends Partied
Several days ago, we blogged about the fact that when a person is drowning, they physically cannot scream for help or thrash around to get a lifeguard’s — or anyone’s — attention. The reality is the opposite of whatever you have ever seen about drowning victims in TV shows like “Baywatch” and in films. http://www.tbilaw.com/blog/2010/07/how-a-drowning-really-looks-not-the-false-images-of-tv-and-film.html?preview=true&preview_id=731&preview_nonce=008c504315 Well, unfortunately, there was ...
MIT Researchers Find That Gene May Help Slow Down Alzheimer’s Disease
Alzheimer’s disease is one of the cruelest maladies that can be inflicted on a person and their family. It can rob someone of not only their memories, but their dignity. And loved ones are tormented as the man or woman they spent their life with doesn’t even know who they are. So far, there is no cure ...
Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor May Have Had Concussion In Fall That Led To Hip Surgery
Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor, who may have sustained a concussion when she fell out of bed and hurt her hip July 17, remained in the hospital Saturday in critical condition, The Los Angeles Times reported. http://www.latimes.com/news/la-me-zsa-zsa-little-better-20100724,0,3311338.story Gabor, 93, underwent hip surgery at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center Monday. Her husband, Frederic Prinz von Anhalt, ...
How A Drowning Really Looks, Not The False Images Of TV And Film
As a brain injury attorney, I know that when a person or child survives after almost drowning it isn’t always a happy ending. Deprived of oxygen for too long a time, would-be drowning victims can suffer severe brain damage. The way to stop that tragic scenario is to rescue a swimmer as quickly as possible, before they become unconscious ...
U.S. Defense Department To Fund $17 Million Study Of Brain Injury Test
After years of working with traumatic brain injury cases, I’ve often talked about the need for a test that will accurately diagnose concussions and other various levels of brain damage. Now it looks like one may actually be coming in the near future. The Wall Street Journal Tuesday wrote about the new test, saying, “researchers are close ...
Here’s Wishing 8-Year-Old New Jersey Boxer Would Stay Out Of The Ring
Young boxer Vito Mielnicki, eight year old, is a contender. The boy from Roseland, N.J., hopes to compete for the Junior Golden Gloves title later this month in Las Vegas. Vito, who weighs 57 pounds, was profiled on the front page of The Star-Ledger of Newark last Saturday. I cringed when I read that article. http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/07/8-year-old_roseland_boy_domina.html ...
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