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SI.com: Ann Killion: NFL needs help in policy to deal with dangerous concussions

The NFL took a small step forward from its customary stance of denial and obfuscation on the issue of brain injuries.

SI.com: Peter King: NFL should be happy with 16-game schedule; mail

Happy Thanksgiving Week, all. Our family will celebrate in Seattle with both daughters (hooray!), and I hope all of you have a good time eating, watching football, and giving thanks for having such a wonderful NFL columnist in your lives. You know, me.

Burned Florida teen having skin graft surgery

A Florida teenager attacked and set on fire last month, allegedly by five teenage friends, was undergoing skin graft surgery Friday, the first procedure in his recovery, a hospital spokeswoman said.

SI.com: LaMarr Woodley: Steelers want payback vs. Bengals

Throughout the 2009 NFL season, SI.com's Jeff Ritter will work with Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker LaMarr Woodley to get his thoughts and observations on the NFL and take you behind the scenes with the Steelers. Woodley is in his third season and finished with a career-best 11.5 sacks in 2008 while helping Pittsburgh win a Super Bowl title. The 6-2 Steelers host the 6-2 Bengals on Sunday.

House panel considers brain injuries and NFL players

Are professional football players at greater risk of dementia and other neurological problems?

SI.com: Andy Staples: Concussion information has improved but isn't exact science

It's only been three years since Florida quarterback Chris Leak stood at a lectern and claimed a vicious hit from Georgia defensive tackle Jeff Owens hadn't resulted in a concussion. "I just got dinged," Leak said. "No more than that."

SI.com: Chris Ballard: When a Hit Hits Home

This article appears in the October 12, 2009 issue of Sports Illustrated.

Alcohol may protect the brain during an accident

Alcohol, a drug that is a major cause of accidents, may actually protect the brain from a life-threatening injury when an accident does occur, according to a study published this week in Archives of Surgery.

Can traumatic brain injury trigger mental health issues?

Can traumatic brain injury cause a person to develop a mental health problem or trigger an underlying problem not yet discovered, which then causes the person to create a fantasy world while in a coma, which, when they awake they are adamant is real?

Scalp burns painful, need urgent care

The special effects exploded too early while Michael Jackson filmed a Pepsi commercial in 1984 and his hair caught on fire, causing burns to his scalp.

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