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Playing football may increase risk of Parkinson’s disease in men, study findsA study published in the JAMA Network Open suggests that men who played football for a longer duration and at higher levels are at greater risk for developing Parkinson's disease.CanadaAug 12, 2023
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Half of homeless people have experienced traumatic brain injury: studyA new study has found "strikingly" high rates of traumatic brain injury among the homeless population.HealthDec 2, 2019
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Keith Lamont Scott: Brain injury may be factor in Charlotte police shooting, doctors sayFriends say the man fatally shot by police in Charlotte, North Carolina, last month was on medication for a traumatic brain injury that made him sluggish and forget what he was saying in mid-conversation.CrimeOct 5, 2016
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Concussions ‘becoming an epidemic problem’ in Canadian kidsMore and more Canadian kids and adolescents are suffering sport-related concussions - a troubling trend that medical experts are sounding the alarm about.HealthDec 10, 2015
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Concussions in kids can be detected by a new blood test: studyA new simple blood test can diagnose a concussion with 94 percent accuracy. Researchers hope it will be used at sports arenas and in the community, reducing the need for CT scans.HealthNov 9, 2015
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Former U.S. Marine starts campaign to raise awareness of overmedication of veteransA striking photo campaign looks to raise awareness of the overuse of prescription pills among veterans - and that medicinal cannabis may be an alternative.CanadaJun 19, 2015
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