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New Study Sheds Light on Rough and Tumble of NFL

New study of ex-football players reveals dreadful brain injuries resulting from years of smashing into one another on the playing field. The effects include dementia, higher suicide rates, and lasting physical effects. Some are now asking, “is the kind of injury… incidental to the game of football or inherent in it?”

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- March 22, 2010 -

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