The National Football League has successfully pressured Toyota to edit a TV commercial that showed two kids crashing helmet-to-helmet while playing football. I think the NFL, extremely sensitive to negative media coverage about the dangers of concussions, doth protest too much. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/22/sports/football/22toyota.html?_r=1&hp=&pagewanted=print The original version…
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…