October 28, 2009 – 2:58 pm
George Visger, 51, earned the ultimate prize in professional football: a Super Bowl championship with the San Francisco 49ers in 1982. The former offensive tackle also bagged an Orange Bowl victory while playing with the University of Colorado.
But now he is paying the ultimate price for all those years on the gridiron. After thousands of [...]
October 26, 2009 – 1:00 pm
When we think about teen drug abuse, most of us think about marijuana or cocaine. But a growing number of teens are abusing prescription drugs, including those prescribed for attention deficit disorder (ADD).
According to the Partnership for a Drug Free America:
1 in 5 teens has abused a prescription pain medication.
1 in 5 has abused prescription [...]
October 23, 2009 – 2:09 pm
More good news for chocolate lovers: cocoa may ease migraine headaches. Migraine sufferers may want to add more chocolate to their diets, according to the findings of a new animal study that was presented at the International Headache Society’s 14th International Headache Congress held in Philadelphia.
For the study, researchers fed two groups of rats a [...]
October 21, 2009 – 12:34 pm
In the wake of the recent NFL-commissioned study on brain injuries and the ensuing media storm, I thought you might be interested to hear what an actual NFL player has to say about our program here at the Amen Clinics. If you have been keeping up with my blog, then you probably know that we [...]
October 13, 2009 – 8:13 pm
The impact of the recent NFL study on concussions and Alzheimer’s disease and other memory-related problems continues. 60 Minutes aired a fascinating report on the subject that is well worth viewing. I highly recommend that you click on the link below to watch it:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/10/08/60minutes/main5371686.shtml?tag=contentMain;contentBody
