The Wall Street Journal Wednesday did what I consider the best concise explanation and analysis of the legal issues raised by the more than 200 concussion lawsuits that have been filed by current and ex-NFL players against the league. The story, “The NFL’s Courtroom Playbook,” was written by Matthew Futterman...
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Here’s more frightening research about brain injury: Just one concussion may cause lasting damage to the brain, according to a new study published online in the journal Radiology. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/03/130312092642.htm “This is the first study that shows brain areas undergo measurable volume loss after concussion,” Dr. Yvonne Lui, neuroradiology section chief..
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I had no sooner written a blog about Kelly Osbourne still being hospitalized following a seizure last week that news broke that she had been released, according to E! Entertainment Television. http://www.eonline.com/news/396610/kelly-osbourne-out-of-the-hospital-with-clean-bill-of-health-after-suffering-seizure “After a five-day hospital stay, Kelly Osbourne has returned home and has been given a clean bill of..
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People are speculating about what caused Kelly Osbourne to have a seizure while on the set of her show, “Fashion Police.” Lavender-haired Osbourne, 28, has been at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles since she had her seizure last week, according to People magazine. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20681076,00.html?ncid=wsc-dl-cards-headline There has been speculation that..
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Members of the New York Police Department’s football team will be getting so-called “bumpers,” or protective padding on their helmets, to safeguard them against brain trauma, the New York Daily News said Monday. http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nypd-footballers-protective-helmet-add-ons-article-1.1284774 The padding is called Shockstrip, and it is placed on the outside of football helmets. It..
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A Washington woman, who sustained a debilitating traumatic brain injury (TBI) in a crash involving a semi, has received a wonderful gift. She has been given a therapy dog that will no doubt make her life a lot more joyous, according to KING-TV in Seattle. http://www.kvue.com/news/Stranger-gifts-brain-injury-victim-with-therapy-dog-196634001.html Kerri Eden suffered permanent..
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Researchers in Boston have mapped what happens to brain activity when a person goes under anesthesia. In the new study, researchers from MIT and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), tracked brain activity in human volunteers over a two-hour period as they lost and regained consciousness, according to a press release from..
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Veterans returning from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan seem to be be plagued with problems when they come home and try to adjust to life back in the states. Researchers have discovered one possible reason for that. A recent study of military members found that those who have sustained..
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Actress Valerie Harper, best known for her role as a stereotypically outspoken New Yorker in “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” is dying of an unusual type of brain cancer, according to People magazine. And she’s using the experience as a teaching moment for America. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20679402,00.html?ncid=webmail2 In the shocking story 73-year-old ..
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