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Normal brain on the left, brain of NFL player John Grimsley in the middle, and a boxer on the right. The two right images show the dark tau staining brain matter seen in CTE.
The National Hockey League (NHL) continues to put making money over player safety in stonewalling over the growing number [...]
by Marie Owens (guest post)
Medical professionals have a strong responsibility to their patients, but what about their criminal liability if their patient dies? Does a medical professional remain liable even if the patient refuses to follow his or her medical advice? Should a doctor or other medical professional face criminal [...]
Wade Belak, the 35 year old Canadian hockey player, was found dead on Wednesday in his condo in Toronto, and early reports are that it was a suicide. Belak is the latest in a string of deaths due to accidental prescription medication overdose and/or suicide amongst hockey players in the past year. [...]
A couple of months ago I wrote in my post “Another One Bites the Dust” about Hollywood actress Brittany Murphy dying at 33 from a combination of different prescription medications, including hydrocodone, acetominophen, methamphetamine, and chlorpheniramal. That was just one more to drop, after the death of socialite and Johnson & Johnson family heiress [...]
I was listening to the Howard Stern show the other day when I heard Tila Tequila talk about the death of her “wifey”, socialite and Johnson & Johnson family heiress Casey Johnson. I was like, whoa, these celebrities are dropping like flies! What they all have in common is a death related to prescription medications. [...]
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