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Ex-Players Sue NFL Over Brain Injuries

Ex-Players Sue NFL Over Brain Injuries


Ex-Players Sue NFL Over Brain Injuries

Posted: 08 Jun 2012 07:58 AM PDT


They contend the league hid info on links between head trauma and permanent brain damage THURSDAY, June 7 (HealthDay News) — The National Football League hid information that linked football-related head injuries to permanent brain damage, according to a massive lawsuit filed in federal court Thursday by lawyers for former players and their families, the...

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Most ‘Extreme Preemies’ Grow Into Happy, Healthy Teens

Posted: 08 Jun 2012 07:47 AM PDT


These children, born at less than 2.2 pounds, tended to fare well by adolescence, study found By Ellin Holohan THURSDAY, June 7 (HealthDay News) — The tiniest, most underweight babies emerge as teens who feel good about themselves, rating their health about the same as children born at normal weights, according to a new study....

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Belly ‘Membrane’ May Regulate Immune System, Mouse Study Finds

Posted: 08 Jun 2012 06:10 AM PDT


Cells from fatty abdominal lining show promise for new treatments for autoimmune problems THURSDAY, June 7 (HealthDay News) — A fatty membrane in the belly long believed to serve little purpose may actually play an important role in immune system regulation, according to a new study using mouse cells. The finding might one day lead...

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Exercise Controls Weight in White Girls Better Than in Black Girls: Study

Posted: 08 Jun 2012 05:33 AM PDT


Researchers suggest new weight-loss strategies needed for these teens By Kathleen Doheny WEDNESDAY, June 6 (HealthDay News) — Exercise appears less likely to prevent obesity among black teenage girls than their white peers, a new study shows. British researchers who gauged the effect of exercise on more than 1,100 girls, aged 12 to 14, surmised...

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Exercise Appears to Ease Nerve-Damage Pain in Rat Study

Posted: 08 Jun 2012 04:30 AM PDT


Reducing inflammation may make a difference, researchers say WEDNESDAY, June 6 (HealthDay News) — Exercise helps reduce pain from nerve damage caused by injury, diabetes and other conditions, according to a study involving rats. Researchers found that exercise appears to ease this type of pain — called neuropathic pain — by reducing levels of inflammation-causing...

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