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Concussions On The Rise For Girls Playing Basketball, Study Says

Football and baseball have gotten most of the press, but concussions are also on the rise in basketball, girls’ basketball in particular, according to a study published Monday by the Pediatrics medical journal. http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/abstract/peds.2009-2497v1 The New York Times wrote a story about the study Tuesday, in a story headlined “In Basketball, Danger of Head Trauma.” The article ...

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New York Giants ‘Clarify’ Concussion History Of Tight End Kevin Boss

It looks like some NFL teams will do anything to keep a player on the field — including apparently not being forthcoming  about whether a player sustained a concussion. The New York Giants organization should be a bit ashamed about their comments — and lack of transparency – last year about tight end Kevin Boss, when it denied that he ...

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Kidney Transplant Patient Gets More Than He Bargained For: Brain Injury And A $6 Million Settlement

A transplant patient who went into the hospital to get a kidney and wound up with brain damage will receive a $6 million settlement from Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, the Sun-Times reported Wednesday.  http://www.suntimes.com/lifestyles/health/2684436,CST-NWS-KIDNEY08.article The case involved diabetic Lauro Ortiz, who had been born with one kidney and sought to get another kidney so that ...

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New Jersey Allows Private Helicopters To Pick Up Patients If They Are Closest To Scene

 Time is of the essence when someone has sustained brain trauma, which is why I think New Jersey has made a wise decision regarding  the turf war between state-owned and private medical helicopters. There’s been an ongoing dispute between the state medevac service and private copter companies, The Star-Ledger of Newark reported Thursday. But under new protocols ...

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