Ex-Players Sue NFL Over Brain Injuries

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Ex-Players Sue NFL Over Brain Injuries

Ex-Players Sue NFL Over Brain Injuries

Posted: 08 Jun 2012 07:58 AM PDT


They contend the league hid info on links between head trauma and permanent brain damage THURSDAY, June 7 (HealthDay News) — The National Football League hid information that linked football-related head injuries to permanent brain damage, according to a massive lawsuit filed in federal court Thursday by lawyers for former players and their families, the...

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Most ‘Extreme Preemies’ Grow Into Happy, Healthy Teens

Posted: 08 Jun 2012 07:47 AM PDT


These children, born at less than 2.2 pounds, tended to fare well by adolescence, study found By Ellin Holohan THURSDAY, June 7 (HealthDay News) — The tiniest, most underweight babies emerge as teens who feel good about themselves, rating their health about the same as children born at normal weights, according to a new study....

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Belly ‘Membrane’ May Regulate Immune System, Mouse Study Finds

Posted: 08 Jun 2012 06:10 AM PDT


Cells from fatty abdominal lining show promise for new treatments for autoimmune problems THURSDAY, June 7 (HealthDay News) — A fatty membrane in the belly long believed to serve little purpose may actually play an important role in immune system regulation, according to a new study using mouse cells. The finding might one day lead...

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Exercise Controls Weight in White Girls Better Than in Black Girls: Study

Posted: 08 Jun 2012 05:33 AM PDT


Researchers suggest new weight-loss strategies needed for these teens By Kathleen Doheny WEDNESDAY, June 6 (HealthDay News) — Exercise appears less likely to prevent obesity among black teenage girls than their white peers, a new study shows. British researchers who gauged the effect of exercise on more than 1,100 girls, aged 12 to 14, surmised...

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Exercise Appears to Ease Nerve-Damage Pain in Rat Study

Posted: 08 Jun 2012 04:30 AM PDT


Reducing inflammation may make a difference, researchers say WEDNESDAY, June 6 (HealthDay News) — Exercise helps reduce pain from nerve damage caused by injury, diabetes and other conditions, according to a study involving rats. Researchers found that exercise appears to ease this type of pain — called neuropathic pain — by reducing levels of inflammation-causing...

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1 Response to "Ex-Players Sue NFL Over Brain Injuries"

  1. injury attorneys tampa says:
    June 18, 2012 at 12:59 AM

    Brain injury can produce either temporary or permanent brain damage, coma, or death. There are many types of brain injury such as concussion, contusions, DAI, HII, hemorrhage, infarction and hematomas, which may be caused by trauma or physical conditions.
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