North Carolina lawmakers are scheduled to sign on a bill, which will put into law several different statutes to protect high school athletes’ from the dangers of concussions.
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Military personnel who have exposed to blasts often exhibit signs and symptoms of brain injury…and yet the results of MRI and CT scans appear normal. It has been puzzling for physicians. Now, The New York Times reports that a highly sensitive type of magnetic resonance imaging is able to show evidence of subtle brain injuries,
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With every year, and every new portable device, the problem of DWD—Driving While Distracted—grows. North Carolina has already enacted a total ban on texting while driving, and on using a cell phone while driving for drivers under age 18. Should the ban on cell phone use while driving be extended to everyone? It’s one thing
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In an article on Branford.Patch.com, a Connecticut news site, Dr. Stephanie Arlis-Mayor provides information and advice about the best ways to handle sports-related concussions in children. Dr. Arlis-Mayor is a physician at the Center for Orthopaedics, and on staff at Yale-New Haven Hospital in Connecticut. She has experience working with young athletes, including those in
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the latest surveillance report about traumatic brain injury (TBI) deaths. The information, collected from 1997 to 2007, is compiled to help provide insights to help doctors, public health officials, and other professionals assess the impact of brain-related injuries. There is some good news in the
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Cheer is an evolving sport. As such, parents, coaches, and cheer athletes should expect and demand the kinds of training and equipment that can keep injuries to a minimum. Injuries like those experienced by: Bethany Norwood, a Texas cheerleader who was paralyzed in 2004 when her teammates failed to catch her after tossing her in
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North Carolina lawmakers passed a bill loosening the safety rules for adult riders of all-terrain vehicles, commonly known as ATVs. This means that when the bill goes into effect on October 1, 2011, adults will be exempt from wearing helmets and eye protection while riding on private property. This is just plain goofy. Governor Beverly Purdue
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Last week, in part one of this 3-part blog on Cheer safety, we told you about why it was important for Cheer to be recognized as a sport: namely, safety. Schools are required to provide trained coaches for athletes, and “real” sports are provided with the space and equipment necessary for safe practice. Cheer squads
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This is not generally available yet, but engineers at Georgia Tech may have developed a simple way to diagnose concussion. If tests are as conclusive as expected, we may soon be seeing these devices on football fields and many other athletic events. The test goes like this: The person who received a head injury walks
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What do you call an activity requires strength, stamina, flexibility, agility, planning, and coordination with team members? What if the participants were required to train with weight-training and aerobic exercises? And what if that activity was performed in gymnasiums, in stadiums, and on outdoor fields? And what if teams competed regionally and nationally? That sure
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