Hazards: Football Head Injuries, Not So Cut and Dried
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Researchers have found that there is no way to know for sure which blows will lead to a concussion.
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NEW YORK  - Body shaving and "turf burns"  seem to be two of the factors that raise football players' risk  of contracting an increasingly common antibiotic-resistant skin  infection, U.S. health officials report.
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Concussions must be contagious. Drew Brees sustained one yesterday afternoon, and suddenly those responsible for his safety appeared to lose their minds.
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If there's one thing Rod Smith doesn't like talking about, it's concussions. He's had three of them in the last year, including one in the Pro Bowl in February. The latest one knocked him from the Denver Broncos' game that they won in overtime against Kansas City on Sunday.
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The cut block is back in the news this week after an incident on Monday Night Football. Cincinnati Bengals DT Tony Williams suffered a broken ankle on a cut block from Denver Broncos RT George Foster.
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Clinical depression among retired N.F.L. players is correlated with the number of concussions they suffered.
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The Patriots can be healthy or hurting. The field can be drenched or dry. The opponent might have a stingy defense or a high-scoring offense. New England just keeps winning.
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There are many reasons to jump around in Madison. For one, that scary good Badgers football team. By Adam Duerson. The Wisconsin Badgers football team raise their helmets during the start of the game.
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Heading a modern-day football is not significantly safer than an old-style leather ball, ballistics experts find.
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Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Sam Rayburn suffered minor injuries after being involved in a two-car accident on Monday night in Northeast Philadelphia.
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Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Trent Green sustained a severe concussion when his head was slammed into the ground by Cincinnati's Robert Geathers Sunday and will be hospitalized at least until today, the team said yesterday.
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An experimental body cooling treatment used on an injured National Football League player offers promise for preventing paralysis in people who sustain severe spinal cord injuries, experts said on Thursday.
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Troy Aikman says he has no symptoms from his 10 concussions during his Hall of Fame career with the Dallas Cowboys. Defensive players, he thinks, are more at risk than quarterbacks.
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Several prominent experts have criticized a study showing that Riddellâs Revolution football helmet reduced concussions by 31 percent.
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GREEN BAY, Wis. (Oct. 6, 2004) -- Brett Favre skipped practice, still feeling the effects of a concussion to go along with a softball-sized bruise on his left leg and a loose left shoulder.
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Athletes with a history of concussion are at risk of suffering lasting symptoms the next time they take a blow to the head, according to a study published Monday.
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The neck injury sustained by Buffalo Bills tight end Kevin Everett during a game against the Denver Broncos on Sunday has been described by doctors as "potentially lethal".