There’s been quite a bit of speculation regarding the blood clot that was discovered near Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s brain, a condition she remains hospitalized for at New York-Presbyterian Hospital in New York City. She is being treated with blood thinners to dissolve it. The first statement put out..
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The parents of former Cincinnati Reds player Ryan Freel, who committed suicide Dec. 22, have agreed to have his brain tissue tested for a degenerative disease that has been found in athletes who sustained repeated head injuries during their careers, according to The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/31/sports/baseball/game-not-known-for-ferocity-claims-a-casualty-who-was.html?_r=0 It appears that..
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Critics of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton chided her, and downplayed the seriousness of her injuries, when she sustained a concussion earlier this month. They claimed she was just looking for an excuse to duck testifying before Congress about the attack on our diplomatic mission in Libya, where Ambassador Chris..
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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder a Contributing Factor in Wife’s Death? A wounded Iraqi war veteran shot his wife, a Wisconsin police officer, five times in the head on Christmas Eve. Ultimately, a jury will have to decide what part post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) will a mitigating factor in this tragic..
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The Food and Drug Administration Friday approved a stroke-prevention medicine that will compete in that category against the blood-thinner warfarin, which is sometimes sold under the name Coumadin. The FDA issued a news release saying that it had given the go-ahead to the anti-clotting drug Eliquis, or apixaban, an oral..
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Here’s a real-life explanation about why NFL players hide their concussions. At a press briefing Friday, sports writers learned that New York Jets Greg McElroy, third-string quarterback to Mark Sanchez and Tim Tebow, concealed the fact that he suffered a concussion last Sunday. McElroy was sacked 11 times in that..
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Several hospitals in Minnesota’s Twin Cities have launched “Save This Brain” campaigns to get skiers, sledders and snowboarders to all wear helmets. One of the participants is the Traumatic Brain Injury Center at Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC), which in a press release Thursday said that it is reminding winter..
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Last week Ohio joined the long list of states that have passed laws to protect young athletes who sustain concussions. Gov. John Kasich signed into law rules regarding concussions, which go into effect in 90 days, according to the Akron Beacon Journal. The new legislation mandates that all young athletes..
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Many Americans wouldn’t lose any sleep over a brutal murderer being given the death penalty and then swiftly executed. But some scientists and psychiatrists are questioning how fair that really is, since many killers have traumatic brain injury (TBI), which researchers say has affected their actions, particularly those related to..
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Ryan Freel Apparent Suicide May be Linked to Concussions Now, it’s not only football and hockey players who commit suicide after suffering concussions — and permanent brain damage — during their careers. Add professional baseball players to the list. Ryan Freel, an MLB player who had to end his career..
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