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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: The Interrupters (movie), Radio Industry, Music Theater, World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., Starbucks Corp.
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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: Sports Illustrated, Sports, Alzheimer's Disease, National Football League, Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
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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: Danieal Manning, Chicago Park District, Lovie Smith, Robbie Gould, Ted Phillips
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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: Junior Seau, Alex Smith, Trials, Ed Reed, Washington Redskins
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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: West Broward High School, Broward County School Board, Medical Research, Symptoms, High School Sports
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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: Junior Seau, Fiction, Medical Research, Steve James, Football
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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: Injuries and Wounds, General Practitioners, Health and Safety at School, U.S. Military, Football
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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: Dan Marino, Drug Trafficking, Judges, Larry Webster, Super Bowl
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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: Junior Seau, University of California, Los Angeles, Injuries and Wounds, National Institutes of Health, Medical Research
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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: Diseases and Illnesses, Injuries and Wounds, Health and Safety at Work, National Institutes of Health, Genetics
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Duerson's foundation gives concussion kits to schools
Tribune reporterA foundation named after former Chicago Bear Dave Duerson, who committed suicide last year, donated 80 concussion kits on Friday to football programs at Chicago public high schools. “It is our hope and duty to contribute to a safer game of football...Tags: Arizona Cardinals, Sports, Head Injuries, Injuries and Wounds, National Football League
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Duerson's foundation gives concussion kits to Chicago public schools
A foundation named after former Chicago Bear Dave Duerson, who committed suicide last year, donated 80 concussion kits on Friday to football programs at Chicago public high schools, according to a press release. “It is our hope and duty to...
Tags: Arizona Cardinals, Chicago, Injuries and Wounds, Health and Safety at School, High School Sports
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