Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M., is expected to make some noise about football helmets during a hearing Thursday, calling for a probe into the safety of such protective headgear, The New York Times reported Tuesday. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/01/sports/football/01helmets.html?ref=todayspaper Udall has written to the Consumer Product Safety Commission…
Jockey Sustains A Concussion In Racetrack Collision Of Two Horses
A jockey was knocked unconscious and his mount was fatally injured, fracturing its skull, in a horrifying accident at Aqueduct Raceway in New York Saturday. http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more_sports/2010/11/27/2010-11-27_jockey_jason_gracia_suffers_serious_injury_after_twohorse_spill_at_aqueduct_race.html Two thoroughbreds collided into each other at full speed during a race at the track in…
Warren Buffett Says Gives Thanks For Uncle Sam’s Bailout Of The Economy
Leave it to Midwestern investment guru Warren Buffett to remind vocal naysayers how well the U.S. government has done stabilizing our economy. It’s something to reflect on this Thanksgiving. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/17/opinion/17buffett.html In an Op-Ed piece for The New York Times this week,…
Bronx Teen Continues Recovery From Gunshot Wound In The Brain
It’s great to read a story about a traumatic brain injury victim who makes a comeback beyond all expectations. And that is certainly the case with Vada Vasquez. The New York Post Monday printed a photo of Vasquez as she lay on…
New York Mayor Bloomberg’s Daughter Suffers Concussion After Horse Jump
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s younger daughter was set to undergo additional tests Monday after sustaining a concussion during a fall while performing at an equestrian tournament. http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/08/bloomberg-says-daughter-is-recovering-after-fall/?scp=9&sq=mayor%20bloomberg&st=cse Georgina Bloomberg, 27, was briefly unconscious and fractured several vertebrae Friday when she…
Neurologists Say Athletes With Suspected Concussions Should Be Removed From Game Until Evaluation
The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) Monday called for any athlete who is suspected of having a concussion to be removed from play until he or she is evaluated by a doctor trained in evaluating and managing sports concussion. http://www.aan.com/press/index.cfm?fuseaction=release.view&release=875 That request is one…
New Mothers Show Brain Growth After Giving Birth
Childbirth apparently leads to bigger brains for new moms, according to a recent study. http://www.aolhealth.com/2010/10/22/woman-grow-bigger-brains-months-after-giving-birth/?icid=main%7Cmain%7Cdl3%7Csec3_lnk1%7C179843&a_dgi=aolshare_email The research, spearheaded by Dr. Pilyoung Kim with the National Institute of Mental Health, found that becoming a mother may not be so much “an instinctive response…
Hypocrite U.S. Chamber of Commerce Says It Can Sue, Not You
Hypocrisy, thy name is the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and its president and CEO, Tom Donohue. Today, Wednesday, the chamber is holding its annual Legal Reform Summit, whose unstated agenda is to undermine the civil justice system and to weaken the basic legal protections…
Brain-Damaged Arizona Bicyclist Gets $3.5 Million Settlement For Tucson Tour Accident
An Arizona bicyclist who sustained severe brain injury while competing in a race in Tucson has reached a $3.5 million settlement with Pima County and the organizers of El Tour de Tucson, The Arizona Star reported Tuesday. http://azstarnet.com/news/local/crime/article_8aecede2-77e1-5827-8ed6-aa2c23f677b7.html The settlement goes…
New Jersey Girl’s ‘Inoperable’ Brain Tumor Removed With Laser Treatment
A 10-year-old girl from Howell, N.J., may owe her life to an experimental laser procedure that “burned” a tumor from deep within the child’s brain. http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/10/howell_girl_is_first_child_in.html The Star-Ledger of Newark wrote a story, headlined “Tackling the ‘Inoperable,’” Friday about Madison Beggs, who is…