Afghanistan

2010-03-01T12:36:01Z

During a helicopter medevac mission by the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne, or Task Force Pegasus, an Afghan man with a life-threatening head injury receives medical treatment while en route to a field hospital, airborne over Helmand province, Afghanistan, Monday March 1, 2010. The man's head trauma was apparen...

Advocacy group calls for concussion laws

2010-02-22T12:03:07Z

<div id="subtitle">Advocacy group on concussions calls for legislation in all 50 states</div><div><p>With the issue of brain injuries in the NFL gaining attention, an advocacy group said it would push for legislation in all 50 states aimed at reducing sports-related concussions in young athletes.</p><p>The Zackery Lystedt Brain Projec...

Can Texas do more to make football safer?

2010-02-22T13:10:14Z

<div id="subtitle">Texas among nation's leaders in laws to protect athletes, but many want to see more</div><div><p>Something was very wrong with Cameron Schlegel.</p><p>Schlegel, a member of his school's gifted and talented program, could barely walk and couldn't count to 20 after collapsing during a conditioning workout at football practice in the fall of 2008. Doctors ...

All clear? Head injuries get attention from states

2010-02-22T13:56:31Z

<div><p>At least a half-dozen states are considering measures that would toughen restrictions on young athletes returning to play after head injuries, inspired by individual cases and the attention the issue has received in the NFL.</p><p>Washington state led the way last year, passing what is considered the nation's strongest return-to-play statute. Athletes under 18 who show concussion symptoms can't take the field again without a license...

House Judiciary Committee Holds Field Hearing On Football Head Injuries

2010-01-04T15:31:33Z

DETROIT - JANUARY 4: Bernie Parish, a retired NFL player, speaks as a witness at a U.S. House Judiciary Field Hearing on Football Head Injuries January 4th, 2010 in Detroit, Michig...

NFL Concussions Congress Football

2010-01-04T15:01:04Z

NFL Hall of Fame football player Lem Barney holds up a Pro Bowl helmet he wore while speaking to a House Judiciary Committee hearing entitled "Legal Issues Relating to Football Head Injuries, Part II" in

Panel adds Johnson, Turley, Sharpton as witnesses

2010-02-23T07:55:26Z

<div id="subtitle">Hearing on NFL head injuries adds ex-players Johnson, Turley, and Rev. Sharpton as witnesses</div><div><p>The House Judiciary Committee says retired boxing champion Thomas Hearns, f...

Concussion warnings come too late for NJ athlete

2010-02-23T08:19:28Z

<div id="subtitle">New warnings linking concussions to brain injury come too late for ex-La Salle football player</div><div><p>Tammy and Ted Plevretes don't need more research to link football concussions to devastating brain damage.</p><p>They need only look across the kitchen table, where their 23-year-old son Pr...

Invisible Wounds-Jobs

2009-11-17T13:34:51Z

In this Oct. 14, 2009 photo, Richard Martin, a wounded Iraq War veteran, works in his office at Northrop Grumman in Clearfield, Utah. Martin suffers from TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury) from several blasts during his deployment and uses...

Invisible Wounds Jobs

2009-11-17T13:34:48Z

Army helps vets with `invisible wounds' find jobs

2010-02-24T04:10:03Z

<div id="subtitle">Army helps vets with `invisible wounds' _ brain injuries, PTSD _ find jobs; employers hesitate</div><div><p>Richard Martin keeps a rearview mirror on his desk to prevent co-workers from startling him in his cubicle. The walls are papered with sticky notes to help him remember things, and he wears noise-canceling headphones to keep his easily distracte...

Number of wounded troops in Afghanistan increasing

2010-02-24T07:03:26Z

<div id="subtitle">Rising violence in Afghanistan yields more spinal, traumatic brain injuries among US troops</div><div><p>Far from winding down, the numbers of U.S. soldiers coming home wounded have continued to swell. The problem is especially acute among those fighting in Afghanistan, where nearly four times as many troops wer...

House Judiciary Committee Holds Hearing On Football Head Injuries

2009-10-28T13:18:34Z

WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 28: National Football League Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Committee member Dr. Andrew Tucker testifies before the NFL Players Association says no battle with league on head injuries, but improvements needed</div><div><p>The head of the NFL Players Association said Tuesday his union has differences with the NFL over how to address head injuries suffered during pro football games, but they're not fighting about it.</p><p>One day be...

Fears over head injuries rose after Natasha Richardson death

2010-02-24T22:30:27Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Do well-publicized medical cases drive people to seek care? In at least one case, the answer is yes -- the sudden death of actress Natasha Richardson.</p><p>Publicity surrounding 45-year-old Richardson, who died of a head injury in March after a skiing accident, triggered a ...

ER visits soared after actress Richardson's death

2010-02-24T22:39:10Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Do well-publicized medical cases drive people to seek care? In at least one case, the answer is yes: Publicity surrounding the death of actress Natasha Richardson after a head injury triggered a 73% increase in emergency room visits for head trauma, according to research presented Monday at the

Union forms concussion committee

2010-02-24T23:31:27Z

<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 of concussions and brain inju...

Congress to look at head injuries in NFL

2010-02-24T23:31:26Z

<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

News on Brain Injuries