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Published 1 May 2012 (All day) on Media Release
Published 17 January 2012 (All day) by Andrea Janus on CTV Calgary
The Canadian Paediatric Society is calling for legislation that would make it mandatory for skiers and snowboarders of any age to wear a helmet.
In a position paper released Tuesday, the CPS cited research that shows snowboarding and skiing are the second- and third-leading causes of...
Published 17 January 2012 (All day) by Leslie Beck on The Globe and Mail
If you want to lower your risk of stroke, there’s a mineral you need to pay more attention to. According to a review of seven international studies, people who eat plenty of magnesium-rich foods – leafy greens, beans, lentils, nuts and whole grains – are significantly less...
Published 16 January 2012 (All day) by Courtney Humphries on The Boston Globe
Q. What’s a concussion and how do you know if you’ve had one?
A. A concussion is a brain injury that occurs when the brain accelerates in a spinning motion because of a blow to the head or body, or a fall, jolt, or other force. The injury causes a temporary impairment of the...
Published 15 January 2012 (All day) by John Mangels on Cleveland Live LLC
Over the years, the NFL has taken a variety of steps to reduce the likelihood of concussions and other head injuries. Some highlights:
1943: League requires the use of head protection.
Read more:...
Published 14 January 2012 (All day) by Elizabeth Bower on The Peterborough Examiner
Grade 6 St. Teresa's School pupil Grace Shaughnessy took a baseline screening test Friday through the Youth Sports Concussion Program.
There were no right or wrong answers to this test; no pressure to pass or fail.
Instead, the young athlete sat at a computer...
Published 12 January 2012 (All day) by Jenae Pauls on The McPherson Sentinel
McPherson, Kan. — Shane Backhus, McPherson High School assistant principal, presented information regarding a new computer-based program called “ImPACT,” which can help determine when athletes are ready to return to competitive play following a concussion during the USD 418...
Published 29 December 2011 (All day) by Ken Belson on The New York Times
The long debate over the National Football League’s handling of concussions is reaching the courts in a flurry of lawsuits, raising the possibility that dozens of former players will go before juries to outline the league’s medical practices and describe long-term cognitive problems...
Published 2 January 2012 (All day) on CTV Montreal
MONTREAL — Skate Canada's official policy since July requires all figure skating students to wear CSA approved hockey helmets until they reach Stage 6.
And not all have been thrilled by the new rules.
"Some people were angry about the fact that their skater didn'...
Published 31 December 2011 (All day) by Lisa Dillman on Los Angeles Times
Keith Primeau has not put on his full hockey equipment since the day he retired from professional hockey, a career cut short by several concussions, not all of them documented.
To say he has good days would be stretching the definition.
"I can honestly say here that there isn...
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