I thought it made sense to publish most of the press release that Boston University put out this week about the extensive study it did on the brains of many deceased athletes and soldiers. The research found that they were suffering from the progressive degenerative brain disease that’s been linked..
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All the pundits are now raising the question that I asked days ago: Did Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher kill his girlfriend and then commit suicide in front of his coach and GM because of brain damage from playing football? Author Derek Flood mused on the issue in a..
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The unspeakable events this morning involving Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher, who apparently committed suicide in front his coach and GM after killing his girlfriend, made me think immediately of one thing: brain damage. And I’m not the only person wondering about a possible link to any concussions Belcher..
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The Wall Street Journal did a fascinating story Wednesday on Detroit experimenting with equipping cars with so-called biometric sensors. These devices can monitor a brain’s electrical activity, or gauge if a driver is getting sleepy, and check heart rates and blood sugar levels. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324352004578131083891595840.html The point of these devices, according..
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A New Jersey family, whose son was brain damaged and paralyzed in an accident on a Bergen County road, will be getting $2 million to settle its lawsuit, according to The Record. http://www.northjersey.com/news/181075041.html?page=all The settlement was reached at the end of the Hackensack trial of the litigation brought by relatives..
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A new study of inflatable “bounce houses” and “moonwalks” found that injuries, including concussions and broken bones, are skyrocketing for kids using the playthings. Researchers are recommending that national safety guidelines be developed for them, and that children under age six shouldn’t be allowed to play in them. http://www.nationwidechildrens.org/news-room-articles/new-study-finds-alarming-15-fold-increase-in-inflatable-bouncer-related-injuries-among-children?contentid=110901 The..
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Former champion boxer Hector “Macho” Camacho died Saturday after being taken off life support, according to various press reports. Camacho, 50, had been declared brain dead on Thursday, two days after he was shot in the face during a drive-by in his home town of Bayamon, Puerto Rico. His physician,..
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Ex-champion boxer Hector “Macho” Camacho, who was shot in the face earlier this week, will be taken off life support, likely today, Saturday, according to numerous press reports. http://www.idahopress.com/news/world/mother-of-hector-macho-camacho-says-boxer-will-go-off/article_68c1f53b-e7ee-53b2-a7c2-2bc60c0ba387.html Camacho’s mother held a press conference Friday in Puerto Rico where she announced her plans to have doctors pull the plug..
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It sounds hard to believe, but the club drug Ecstasy is showing promise as a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to The New York Times. A South Carolina husband-and-wife team this week published a paper in the Journal of Psychopharmacology about their treatment, which employs psychotherapy and MDMA,..
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The National Football League in the past has paid at least $2 million in disability payments to players who sustained brain injury during their careers, according to The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/17/sports/football/nfl-paid-millions-over-brain-injuries-article-says.html?src=recg That may prove to be a damaging bit of information for the NFL, which is currently is being..
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