Seventy-five former professional football players are suing the NFL because they say the league concealed information about the risk of concussions. Various studies have linked football concussions to memory loss, dementia and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), which is a degenerative...
The use of steroids in sports has become so common that almost everyone knows athletes are using. As long as there are athletes, there will be those who will do anything to gain a competitive advantage. This constitutes an ongoing public health risk not only for elite athletes, but also high...
From Bill James, Pete Palmer and John Thorn, advocates and historians who studied baseball, and the tireless historical research and analytics from SABR (Society for American Baseball Research)*, we finally have a popular cultural advocate, the movie Moneyball , for the game of baseball by...
The National College Athletic Association is the institution that organizes many of the athletic programs of colleges in the United States. Schools that are members of the NCAA are divided into different conferences. Occasionally, some schools decide to switch conferences for a variety of...
Last year wildfires engulfed almost 4 million acres across Texas alone, destroying thousands of homes and killing 10 people. Climatologists predict that the extreme drought that created highly flammable conditions will continue in 2012. Texas is not alone. Across the United States, more...
With the upcoming 2012 Presidential Election drawing closer, candidates are sure to address the U.S. education system. As students in the United States continue to lag behind countries such as India and China in math and science, the issue of American education remains an unsolved problem....
Come election time, my husband and I often find ourselves on opposite sides of the voting booth. It's not that our political beliefs differ much -- we're both liberals. The difference is that he believes in voting for the candidate who most closely matches his personal beliefs, which often...
It is well-documented that unprotected exposure to the sun and UV rays can lead to skin cancer. With UV levels reaching all-time highs, it is important that people take preventative measures to protect themselves from UV exposure which can cause damage to their skin, as well as their eyes. ...
Mention climate change and people’s thoughts typically turn to changes in the weather. We hear stories of extreme events such as tornadoes, hurricanes, mammoth snow and rain--storms linked to man-made climate change. Another eye-catcher is stories of sea-level rise, and the inundation of...
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