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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: Concussion, Chicago Bears, Stroke, Sports, Health Organizations
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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: Super Bowl, Bryant Gumbel, Concussion, Chicago Bears, Sports Illustrated
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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: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Neurosurgery, Concussion, Chicago Bears, Parkinson's Disease
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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, Head Injuries, Concussion, Football, 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: Concussion, Sports, Chicago, Health and Safety at School, Arizona Cardinals
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Junior Seau Autopsy: No Drugs, No Brain Damage
KTLA NewsOCEANSIDE, Calif. -- Former NFL linebacker Junior Seau had no alcohol or illicit drugs in his system when he committed suicide in May. The toxicology results did show use of the sleep aid zolpidem, which is marketed under the name Ambien. But, no traces...Tags: Marcellus Wiley, Medical Procedures and Tests, Justice System, Concussion, LaDainian Tomlinson
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Football Dangers: An Increasingly Guilty Pleasure
The Hartford CourantAre you ready for some football? First, however, are you ready for some autopsies? The opening of the NFL training camps coincided with the closing of the investigation into the April suicide by gunshot of Ray Easterling, 62, an eight-season NFL safety...Tags: New Orleans Saints, Football, Theodore Roosevelt, National Football League, Suicide
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Ex-Bear Shaun Gayle sues NFL over head injuries
Tribune reporterFormer Chicago Bears defensive back Shaun Gayle has filed a lawsuit against the National Football League, joining hundreds of former players who say repeated head injuriesthey suffered on the field have produced debilitating health effects. Gayle alleged...Tags: Justice System, Chicago Bears, Sports, Crime, Law and Justice, Shaun Gayle
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One year later, Duerson's family still coping
On Friday, a mother and her four children will drive to South Bend, Ind., to place flowers by a mausoleum.
They will say a prayer.
They will drive away, break bread, and then they will turn the page.
That is how Alicia Duerson and her children —...Tags: Super Bowl, White House, Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, San Francisco 49ers, Sports
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Da '85 Bears finally get their trip to da White House
— "This is as much fun as I will have as president of the United States." All presidents resort to hyperbole now and again. But one had the sense President Barack Obama meant it as he stood on the South Lawn of the White House on a sunny Friday...Tags: Super Bowl, Radio Industry, White House, Chicago Bears, Cancer
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Police Chief Hurley: 'It's a temporary job'
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterSOUTH BEND -- South Bend's interim police chief Chuck Hurley is looking to get comfortable at his new job -- just not too comfortable. Hurley, who was sworn in Friday, reiterated Wednesday that he has no aspirations of taking over the job permanently. He... -
UPDATE: Duerson's family sues NFL over his suicide
CHICAGO (AP) — The family of former Chicago Bears player Dave Duerson filed a wrongful death suit against the NFL on Thursday, claiming the league didn't do enough to prevent or treat the concussions that severely damaged his brain before he...Tags: Justice System, Concussion, New Orleans Saints, Chicago Bears, Sports
Jul 12, 2012
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Sep 7, 2012
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Aug 24, 2012
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Aug 20, 2012
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Aug 3, 2012
|Column| Hartford Courant
Jul 11, 2012
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Feb 11, 2012
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Oct 8, 2011
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Apr 4, 2012
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Feb 23, 2012
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