Whether NFL Concussions Cause Alzheimer’s May Be Decided in California A case in California is shaping up as a test of whether the National Football League is liable for the dementia that is striking retired players who sustained head injuries during their careers. The details of the case are carefully..
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Editor's Note: In the category of the ridiculous: UFC worrying about risk factors for its fighters? Ultimate Fight Championship welterweight Thiago “Pitbull” Alves may be alive today because he was scheduled to fight in New Jersey, which has some of the strictest rules regarding pre-fight clearances. And that may have..
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Research now shows that pro football players who sustain concussions on the field often suffer the consequences of those injuries much later in life. There is a high rate of Alzheimer’s disease, for example, among those who retired from the game many years, even decades, ago. Their golden years are..
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Even after the Winter Olympics, discussion of the topic of snow boarding and concussions is far from dead. The New York Times offered its take on the subject in its sports section Friday, in a story headlined “As Snowboarders Soar, So Does Concern.” http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/19/sports/19snowboard.html The gist of the story is..
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The National Hockey League isn’t dragging its feet on the concussion issue. It is looking to adopt a rule that would ban blind-side checks to the head this season, according to several published reports Thursday. NHL general managers met in Boca Raton, Fla., last week to essentially craft a ban..
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The National Football League, under pressure to devise a policy on concussions that will safeguard players, Tuesday shook up its committee on head injuries. It appointed two new co-chairman to head that panel. As The New York Times put it, with its actions this week the NFL appears to be..
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Virginia is on its way to having a law that will keep student athletes who suffer concussions off the field until they get medical clearance. http://hamptonroads.com/2010/03/bill-benching-student-athletes-concussions-okd The bill from Sen. Ralph Northam, a pediatric neurologist, won unanimous approval from the Virginia House and Senate. It now just needs the governor’s..
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Former Texas Tech coach Mike Leach’s lawsuit against the college, over his firing for allegedly mistreating a player who had sustained a concussion, is proceeding. Last week Leach was in Lubbock, Texas, to give a deposition for the case. http://stats.nj.com/cfb/story.asp?i=20100313045726690000201&ref=hea&tm=&src= Leach spoke briefly to the press,, and got emotional, after..
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New York Yankee catcher Francisco Cervelli is taking a lot of ribbing from his teammates about the new super-sized helmet he’s wearing. But he doesn’t care if he looks funny. After sustaining two concussions, he is opting for safety over vanity. At spring training in Tampa, Fla., Cervelli spoke plainly..
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