Posts Tagged ‘news’
By Paul Stone On June 9th, 2014
The increased awareness and criticism around how brain injuries are handled within sports is far from an American issue. Several countries around the world are reevaluating their favorite sports in…
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By Paul Stone On June 6th, 2014
The brain injury problem in sports largely focuses on concussions, but the recent research suggests that mild traumatic brain injuries like concussions aren’t the only cause of the long-term brain…
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By Paul Stone On June 4th, 2014
Late last year word got out that filmmaker Ridley Scott (Prometheus, Alien, Blade Runner) would be helming a feature film focused on brain injuries in professional sports. Scott has since…
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By Paul Stone On June 3rd, 2014
UPDATE – Marino stated late on Tuesday that he did not realize he would be listed as a plaintiff in concussion litigation filed against the NFL when he authorized a…
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By Paul Stone On May 21st, 2014
There is quite a variety of medicines used to treat the human body that come from weird sources. Some of the most infamous stories in all of medicine are the…
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By Paul Stone On May 19th, 2014
Over the past few years, the issue of brain injuries in sports of all levels has gone from a little-talked about health concern into one of the biggest health issues…
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By Paul Stone On May 16th, 2014
While recent studies have indicated that increased awareness of concussions and their symptoms is facilitating increased levels of treatment for the mild traumatic brain injuries, a new study shows there…
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By Paul Stone On May 15th, 2014
A new study reports finding a sharp increase in the number of traumatic brain injuries treated in U.S. emergency departments from 2006 to 2010. Rather than being cause for alarm,…
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By Paul Stone On May 13th, 2014
Recent studies have found an alarming number of homeless adults and jailed teens have suffered brain injuries before losing their homes or being incarcerated. The latest wave of data being…
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By Paul Stone On May 8th, 2014
Traumatic brain injuries affect more than 2 millions people in the United States, but a frightening number of the patients do not receive appropriate psychological and social follow-up which is…
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