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Bernie Kosar -- My mind's on the mend
Bernie Kosar has no back teeth, and each gap has a name attached. Jets defensive tackle Joe Klecko once hit Kosar so hard it knocked out a molar. Lawrence Taylor knocked out another molar. Derrick Brooks, yet another. Either Mark Gastineau's hit or...
Tags: Derrick Brooks, Acupuncture, Alzheimer's Disease, New York Jets, Football
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Billy Corgan's salon hopes to inspire conversation
For an establishment called Madame ZuZu's, the host is pretty dressed down: no flowing silk robe or pointy painted fingernails. And even if Billy Corgan could qualify for madame-hood, he wouldn't be going for extravagance. At least not at 6 p.m. on a...
Tags: Ernest Hemingway, World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., Injuries and Wounds, Football, Music Industry
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In Ed Reed case, NFL plays more head games
An initial response to Ed Reed's one-game suspension this week was a shrug. It didn't really matter, anyway. His Baltimore Ravens are playing the San Diego Chargers on Sunday. It got sillier as other reactions poured in. Baltimore Sun columnist Mike...
Tags: Alzheimer's Disease, Baltimore Ravens, Ed Reed, Football, Jay Cutler
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Carrier tries to understand deaths of Duerson and Seau
Mark Carrier has lost two former teammates to suicide — Dave Duerson and Junior Seau — over the last 15 months. A hard-hitting 1990 first-round draft pick of the Bears out of USC, Carrier succeeded Duerson after the veteran was released...
Tags: Chicago Bears, Baltimore Ravens, Suicide, Cincinnati Bengals, Football
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Too many around Bears just don't get it
Without hesitation or apology Thursday at Halas Hall, Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher admitted again that he would lie about having a concussion to stay in a game. The irony was you admired Urlacher's honesty. In the midst of Chicago's weeklong...
Tags: Chicago Park District, Kellen Davis, Danieal Manning, Lovie Smith, Chicago Bears
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Mom's mission personalizes danger of concussions to young athletes
What happened to Daniel Brett is the worst-case scenario. After constant, excruciating headaches that stemmed from multiple concussions and months of unsuccessful treatment, the 16-year-old chose suicide as the way to free himself from the pain. In...
Tags: Florida Legislature, Injuries and Wounds, Football, Sports, Florida High School Athletic Association
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'Head Games' review: Ouch. And I mean that in a good way.
*** (out of four) At some point your mom or dad probably said, “It’s all fun and games until someone gets hurt.” Ralphie from “A Christmas Story” knows what I’m talking about. Many people participating in activities...
Tags: Alzheimer's Disease, Football, Head, Entertainment, Sports
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Head injury awareness grows
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- Awareness is growing about the long-term danger of concussions and other head injuries, but there is still much that needs to be studied, according to two physicians who regularly treat such cases. One thing is clear: "Athletes should never...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Chicago Bears, Soccer, Indiana University, Injuries and Wounds
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1994 Dolphins: Some ex-players succeed, some fall on hard times
A heroin dealer in upstate New York. A juvenile court judge in Tennessee. A Stanford grad overseeing $500 million in pension funds for Florida state retirees. A felon who watched his son win the Heisman Trophy from a jailhouse TV. These are your 1994...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Larry Webster, Sports Illustrated, Injuries and Wounds, University of Michigan
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Junior Seau's brain tissue to be studied
SAN DIEGO - Brain tissue from deceased NFL star Junior Seau has been sent to the National Institutes of Health for study to determine whether his brain suffered damage from his football career, the San Diego County medical examiner said Thursday. The...
Tags: Chicago Bears, Suicide, Health Organizations, Injuries and Wounds, Football
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What about long-term health of NFL players?
As NFL teams start another season, their goal is simple: Win the Super Bowl. But what about the players' long-term health and welfare? Jim McMahon won a championship with the Bears. So did Dave Duerson. In fact, Duerson won a second Super Bowl ring with...
Tags: Alzheimer's Disease, Chicago Bears, Sports Illustrated, Injuries and Wounds, Football
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Study: NFL players at risk for Alzheimer's disease, ALS
Just hours before the 2012 NFL season kicked off, a new study suggested that professional football players were three times more likely to have neurodegenerative diseases than the general population. When researchers specifically looked at Alzheimer's...
Tags: Chicago Bears, Alzheimer's Disease, Health and Safety at Work, Neurosurgery, Injuries and Wounds
Jan 12, 2013
|Column| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
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|Story| Chicago Tribune
Nov 23, 2012
|Column| Los Angeles Times
May 25, 2012
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Nov 15, 2012
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Nov 13, 2012
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Sep 27, 2012
|Column| RedEye
Sep 25, 2012
|Story| South Bend Tribune
Sep 22, 2012
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Jul 12, 2012
|Story| KSWB-LTV
Sep 7, 2012
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Sep 5, 2012
|Column| WXIN-LTV
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