When someone talks about marijuana’s medicinal purposes, it often prompts guffaws. But for someone who has cancer and is suffering from pain, marijuana is no joke. Medical cannabis has successfully been used by sufferers of a number of chronic ailments, not only cancer but post-traumatic stress disorder, to alleviate pain,..
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We still don’t know what killed ex-Michigan college quarterback Cullen Finnerty. An autopsy Wednesday didn’t determine a cause of death for Finnerty, 30, whose body was found Tuesday in a wooded area near his family’s home in Michigan, according to Sporting News. He had been reported missing by his family..
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My heart almost stopped when I saw the story tonight that the body of Cullen Finnerty, a star quarterback when he was in college, had been discovered in a woods in north Michigan. I know I shouldn’t jump to any conclusions, but of course I can’t help but suspect the..
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This week legislation was introduced in Washington that calls for improvements in sports-equipment safety standards and a crackdown on false advertising regarding such gear. It’s great news. U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and John D. “Jay” Rockefeller IV (D-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Wednesday..
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Indiana Pacers player George Hill made headlines last week when he became the first NBA player to miss a post-season game because of the league’s new concussion rules, as The New York Times wrote. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/18/sports/basketball/concussion-protocols-loom-large-after-injury-to-pacers-george-hill.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 The basketball league’s protocols for concussions were put in effect in September 2011, and mandate..
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Here is something that shouldn’t come as a surprise: People in the military who suffer more than one mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) face a significantly higher risk of suicide — throughout their lives! That’s the finding of new research by the National Center for Veterans Studies at the University..
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It always astounds me how much research is ongoing on the brain – and yet how little we still know about it. Here is the latest science from UCLA. “When the brain’s primary ‘learning center’ is damaged, complex new neural circuits arise to compensate for the lost function,” or so..
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Several thousand current and ex-NFL players are suing the league over what they claim is the permanent brain damage they suffered while playing. Now the family of a deceased NHL player has filed a similar lawsuit against the hockey league, according to The New York Times. New York Rangers Derek..
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There has already been research that links obesity to a bigger risk for dementia as one ages. And data recently presented at the European Congress on Obesity projected that dementia will skyrocket in Great Britain if obesity rates stay the same, according to BBC Health News. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-22479049 Don’t expect things..
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Toronto Blue Jays pitcher J.A. Happ took a line drive to the head Tuesday night — and didn’t get a concussion. He suffered a fracture behind his right ear, that’s all, miraculously. But the incident resurrected talk about ways to protect pitchers’ noggins when a well-hit baseball, with the power..
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