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Health Issues in Football: Concussions Brain Injury National Health Interview Survey Memory Loss Dementia

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Health issues in football

Players in the National Football League have a high risk of brain-related injuries. The Concussions Committee of the NFL co-chaired by !r. "ra Casson has generally denied that concussions result in #ermanent brain injury. Ho$ever there is research re#orted in %&&' $hich using #hone intervie$s based on the National Health "ntervie$ (urvey sho$ed increased incidence of diagnosis of memory loss and dementia among retired #rofessional football #layers. (uch sym#toms are believed related to the effects of concussion. This finding is considered significant because such injuries may #otentially affect high school and college #layers also. (ince then commissioner )oger *oodell has become an advocate for increased research on brain injuries and long term disorders and called for a change of cultured needed in the league. Vocabulary Players=jucatorii Have a high risk=au un mare risc Brain-related =in legatura cu creierul Injuries=rani,leziuni

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Has become =a devenit An advocate = un avocat/un sustinator Long term = pe termen lung Disorder = tulburare Cultured = educat Needed=necesar

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