Topic: Brain Injuries
AP News | 2009-10-02 22:04:34
<div id="subtitle">NFLPA forms concussion and traumatic brain injury committee</div><div><p>The NFL Players Association has formed a committee to address the issue of head trauma among players.</p><p>The NFLPA's concussion and traumatic brain injury committee will address diagnosis, treatment and prevention ...
AP News | 2009-10-02 21:40:21
<div id="subtitle">Congress to look at head injuries among NFL players</div><div><p>The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee says he will hold hearings on head injuries among NFL players.</p><p>Michigan Democrat John Conyers made the announcement Friday. It comes following a preliminary ...
AP Features | 2009-09-30 21:16:37
<div><p>Retired professional football players may have a higher rate than normal of Alzheimer's disease or other memory problems, suggests a preliminary study that provides more fuel for concerns about long-term risk of concussions.</p><p>Experts said that the work was not definitive but that it fit in with ...
isnare | 2009-09-29 03:14:36
Any sort of brain damage is always a scary thing, but there are varying levels of it that make some brain damage much worse than others. Some people can get away luckier than others and brain damage will only have a relatively small affect on them such as losing the sense of smell or only a small section of their ...
