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[originally published 6/16 at http://www.beyondchron.org/articles/America_s_Game_NFL_Poised_to_Win_Labor_Battle_and_Lose_Public_Health_Fight_9269.html]   by Irvin Muchnick Those who think the bargaining and legal skirmishes surrounding the National Football League and its players are […]

We all know what happened to Congressman Anthony Weiner of New York. Last year, before the Democrats lost control of the House of Representatives and he […]

… headline of new piece tomorrow at Beyond Chron.

Research of NFL Brain Sputters Along; Epidemiologic Study Nowhere in Sight for Afflicted Players http://blog.4wallspublishing.com/2011/06/23/research-for-nfl-brain-trauma-sputters-along.aspx Money quote: Critics of autopsy-based NFL research contend large-scale epidemiological study […]

And the NFL Band Played On: Concussion Crisis Destined to Become Sports World Counterpart of AIDS Saga by Irvin Muchnick The absolute power of the National […]

This was just posted as a comment to the previous item on the blog. But it warrants its own headline and posting. Irvin I agree with […]

Health reporter Julie Deardorff has an excellent piece today at http://www.chicagotribune.com/health/ct-met-concussion-products-health-20110625,0,761365,full.story. Some highlights: “Though parents routinely ask for a ‘concussion-proof’ helmet, there is no way to […]

Two days ago I posted comments by one-time San Francisco 49er Super Bowler George Visger, who has lived for nearly three decades with a crippling head […]

As they did referee Scott Armstrong before bringing him back this year, WWE has parted company with wrestler Chavo Guerrero. Like Armstrong, Guerrero had received Chris […]