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		<title>Irv Muchnick: Sports Concussion Crisis a Culture-Wide Problem</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 18:57:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Irv Muchnick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[EDITOR&#8217;S NOTE: Author Irv Muchnick has been covering the big picture on concussions in sports and its broader effects on society in general. In following up with our most recent posts and debates with insiders from the NFLPA on their role in Disability Benefits &#8211; or lack thereof &#8211; we&#8217;re presenting three of Irv&#8217;s current [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Irv Muchnick: NFL’s “Legacy Fund” For Disabled Retirees Just a Down Payment on National Concussion Costs</title>
		<link>http://davepear.com/blog/2011/07/legacy-fund-just-a-down-payment/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 19:44:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Posted with the express consent of Irv Muchnick: . by Irvin Muchnick‚ . July 18‚ 2011 According to reliable reports, National Football League owners and players are very close to a deal that will save the 2011 season. (This piece was filed over the weekend; there could even be a preliminary settlement announcement by the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Matt Chaney: Football&#8217;s So-Called &#8216;Concussion Testing&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 02:23:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Chaney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Posted with the express consent of Matt Chaney: Critics, Evidence Debunk &#8216;Concussion Testing&#8217; in Football By Matt Chaney . April 25, 2011 . . This post is an excerpt preview for a pending analysis on Chaney’s Blog, ‘Brain Trauma Stalks Football Players, Dictates Impact Game Reform,’ which will include independent experts’ recommendations for constructive steps [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NFL: There are No Other Players with Dementia</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2011 19:32:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Pear</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As is often the case, it started with this short note we received from Elizabeth Pierce last week: . My father was a former NFL player who passed away after 20 years of dementia. . The NFL denied disability benefits. . Do you know if anyone has been successful in getting retroactive benefits under the Mackey [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Scientists &amp; Geeks Join in on Concussions</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 2010 23:09:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are more of the latest stories on concussions. While the sports media has led much of the charge on the short- and long-term damage from concussions, we&#8217;ve been noticing more of the geek media like WIRED Magazine have recently been providing fresh coverage from a coldly scientific angle &#8211; and in plain English. . [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Concussions Continue to Take Center Stage</title>
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		<dc:creator>RobertinSeattle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After several serious hits viewed by millions during many games last week, the League is now preparing to make an announcement about suspensions for illegal hits (but of course, they also continue to allude to an 18-game season out of the other side of their mouths). The issue of concussions does not appear to be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Congressional Hearing in Houston Live Today</title>
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		<dc:creator>RobertinSeattle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Congressional Judiciary Committee Forum on Head Injuries and Other Sports Injuries in Youth, High School, College and Professional Football. More details on speakers and schedules in an earlier post &#8211; click HERE. . 1:00 p.m. (CST) at Prairie View A&#38;M University College of Nursing Auditorium Texas Medical Center Houston, TX . The broadcast will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>January Roundup</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wow! Is it just us or did January whiz right by and now we&#8217;re already heading into February and the Superbowl? Here&#8217;s a roundup of some items to close off the month. . . Next Congressional Hearing in Houston Feb. 1st If you&#8217;ve missed the most recent announcement about the ongoing Congressional Judiciary Committee&#8217;s study [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Second Judiciary Committee Hearing on Concussions</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 08:11:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RobertinSeattle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Congressman John Conyers (D-MI) is holding the second Judiciary Committee Hearing on concussions at the Wayne State School of Medicine Conference Center in Detroit Michigan on Monday Jan. 4, 2010 at 1:00 pm EST. This hearing appears to be much more wide-ranging and the scheduled testimony includes independent doctors and even World Super Welterweight boxing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Amen, Terry Bradshaw</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:36:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The NFL doesn&#8217;t seem to care about their active players and they despise the retired players! All they offer is lip service to serious, life-changing head injuries. Unless a player is carried off the field on national TV, it&#8217;s almost impossible for a retired player to access his earned disability benefits. And his Union is [...]]]></description>
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