Concussions

Safety First, Yet the Facts Hurt: How Injury Prevention Can Save Lives

Jeffrey Levi | Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: Public Health, Concussions, Injuries, Healthy Living Health News, Cdc, Public Health Services, Safety Measures, National Prevention Strategy, Injury Prevention, Public Safety, Healthy Living News
Jeffrey Levi

If we're going to lower the number of injuries in America, we need to redouble efforts. We need to adopt, implement and enforce evidence-based approaches, and increase public awareness of ways we can all keep ourselves and our families safer.

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Tom Brady's Father: I'd Be 'Very Hesitant' To Let Son Take Up Football In Concussion Era

Yahoo! Sports | Posted 05.24.2012

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Less than three weeks removed from the shocking suicide of former NFL great Junior Seau, and as the football community copes with what can legitimatel...

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Why Is Soccer More Dangerous For Girls? (VIDEO)

Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Girls Soccer, High School Soccer, Video, Young Athlete Concussions, Teen Athletes, High School Sports, Teen Athletes Injuries, Girls Soccer Concussions, Concussions, Soccer Concussions, Teen News

Although high school football and hockey have long been raising concern and spurring legislation due to their high incidences of concussions, a less-s...

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Catherine Pearson

A Single Season Of Hits May Harm College Athletes' Ability To Learn

HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine Pearson | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Brain Injury, Junior Seau, Concussions, Concussion, Brain Injuries, Football Concussions, Healthy Living News

Just a single season of contact sports can take a toll on college athletes' ability to learn, according to a new study. Overall, one season's wort...

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Ohio State Football Player Turns Down NFL Over Health Concerns

The Huffington Post | Chris Greenberg | Posted 05.14.2012

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Shortly after the 2012 NFL Draft concluded, Andrew Sweat tweeted that he had signed a free-agent deal with the Cleveland Browns. The linebacker out of...

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Junior Seau: Another Concussion-Related Death in the NFL?

Kelly Moore | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Saints Bounty Program, Nfl, New Orleans Saints, Roger Goodell, Junior Seau, Concussions, USC Football, Junior Seau Suicide, Junior Seau Dead, Sports News
Kelly Moore

I knew Junior Seau from our days at USC when I worked as a student intern in the football office. I hadn't talked to him in years, but we share many friends and memories from what most of us consider to be some of the best years of our lives.

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Alex Karras Joins Players' Lawsuit Against NFL

AP | HOWARD FENDRICH | Posted 04.13.2012

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-- To a generation of TV and film fans, Alex Karras will forever be the loving adoptive dad on the 1980s sitcom "Webster" or the big guy who punched ...

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Concussion Advice Your Kid's Doctor Won't Tell You

Missy Chase Lapine | Posted 04.02.2012

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Missy Chase Lapine

I always draw a sharp breath when I see the school's number pop up on my caller ID in the middle of the day.

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Suspend Keith in the Playoffs, Suspend Ref Now

Mark Leiren-Young | Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: Daniel Sedin, Chicago Blackhawks, Vancouver Canucks, Nhl, Concussions, Duncan Keith, Sidney Crosby, Hockey, Keith Nhl Suspension, Duncan Keith Nhl, Sports News
Mark Leiren-Young

In the NHL apparently All-Star jerseys come with signs that read: "cheap shot me please."

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Teens Suffer Greater Effects From Concussions Than Kids Or Adults

| Steven Reinberg | Posted 02.29.2012

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Teenagers who suffer a concussion are more sensitive than adults or children to its aftereffects, Canadian researchers report. Concussions can affe...

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How To Keep Score Of NFL Concussion Suits

The Huffington Post | Ron Dicker | Posted 02.14.2012

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With possibly billions of dollars at stake, lawyers for many of the 300 former players suing the NFL over concussion-related health problems announced...

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Student Athletes Forced To Continue Playing Despite Concussions

Posted 02.01.2012

Read More: Video, Concussions-in-High-School-Sports, Concussions, Peters Township Football, High School Concussions, High School Sports, High School Football, Rich Piccinini, High School News

For some teenage athletes, nothing will stop them from playing the game they love -- not even a concussion. High school athletes who experience concus...

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Super Bowl Hangover: Is the NFL Brand at Risk Due to Concussion Lawsuits?

Christian Moritz | Posted 04.02.2012

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Christian Moritz

If NFL rules continue to reduce the number and ferocity of hits the equity of the football brand will decrease. This will open the door for other sports with bravado, warrior and hero identities to grow.

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Big Hits, Broken Dreams

Dr. Sanjay Gupta | Posted 03.26.2012

Read More: Concussions, Nfl Brain Concussion, NFL Concussions, Sanjay Gupta, Head Injuries, Head Injury, College Football, NFL Head Injuries, Video, Sports News
Dr. Sanjay Gupta

2012-01-25-footballcuncussion.jpgI love the game of football. I went to a Big Ten school, and my wife and I still return to our alma mater for games. But the game can and should be safer.

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My So-Called Concussion

Anne Hilker | Posted 03.24.2012

Read More: Young Athletes, Young-Athletic-Injuries, Concussions, High School Sports, Young Athletes Concussions, High School Basketball, High School News
Anne Hilker

Recently I hit my head while going for the ball in a basketball game. I felt fine so I kept playing, but the next day I had frequent headaches.

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Ron Dicker

NFL Helmet's Surprising Name

HuffingtonPost.com | Ron Dicker | Posted 01.13.2012

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According to a recent study, Schutt Sports makes very good football helmets. Its marketing is raising a few eyebrows, though. In an age of heighten...

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Shaken Heads and Heads In the Sand

Kristina Groves | Posted 03.11.2012

Read More: Sports, Opinion, Nhl, Concussions, Sidney Crosby, Hockey, Sidney Crosby Concussion, Sports Concussions, Hockey Concussions, Concussion Like Symptoms, Nhl Concussions, Sports News
Kristina Groves

The NHL can keep their heads in the sand as long as they like -- who am I to tell them what to do? Meanwhile, their stars, their raison d'etre, are losing their futures, and in some cases, their lives.

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Top 5 Sports Stories

Len Berman | Posted 02.15.2012

Read More: Sam Hurd Arrested, Tebowing, Concussions, Tim Tebow, Bernie Fine Scandal, Barry Bonds Sentencing, Hockey Fights, Nhl Concussions, New York News
Len Berman

Does Barry Bonds deserve jail time for lying about steroids? My gut reaction is no. I understand that "obstruction of justice" is wrong, I'm just thinking about all the more severe crimes that go unpunished.

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Flyers' Pronger Out For Rest Of Season, Playoffs

AP | Posted 02.14.2012

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MONTREAL — Philadelphia Flyers captain Chris Pronger will miss the rest of the regular season and playoffs because of severe post-concussion syn...

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Brain Trauma Found In Three-Time NFL Champ

AP | By JIMMY GOLEN | Posted 12.08.2011

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BOSTON -- Lew Carpenter never had any concussions – or at least none that his family knew about back in the 1950s and '60s, when he played for t...

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Former NFL Player Claims Brain Injuries Led To Police Standoff

AP | By TOM COYNE | Posted 11.30.2011

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SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Former Notre Dame assistant coach Corwin Brown officially notified a judge Wednesday that he plans to defend himself against charg...

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Concussions in College Football: Time for a Real Game Changer

David J. Skorton | Posted 01.16.2012

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David J. Skorton

While the scandal at Penn State remains in the headlines, with good reason, we should also focus attention on a significant problem facing student athletes: concussions in college football.

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The High School Sports Epidemic Nobody's Talking About

Posted 01.04.2012

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It's a common story: the quarterback of the high school football team gets body-slammed during the game, ends up with a concussion, and, much to his d...

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Brains Of Former NHL Players Helping Science

AP | By JIMMY GOLEN | Posted 12.09.2011

Read More: Bob Probert, Boston University, Sports Legacy Institute, Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, Video, Ctw, Reggie Fleming, Nhl, Concussions, Rick Martin, Fifty News

BOSTON -- Researchers studying the brain of seven-time All-Star Rick Martin found damage consistent with the trauma they found in other former NHL pla...

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More Kids Than Ever Head To The ER With Concussions

AP | MIKE STOBBE | Posted 12.06.2011

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ATLANTA — The number of athletic children going to hospitals with concussions is up 60 percent in the past decade, a finding that is likely due ...

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