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Retired national football league linemen have high incidence of sleep apnea
Mar 26, 2009 |
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Sleep disordered breathing, also known as sleep apnea, is highly prevalent among retired National Football League (NFL) players, and particularly in linemen, according to Mayo Clinic research. This study, involving 167 players, ...
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College football linemen take one for the team in terms of health
Dec 07, 2009 |
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The high-intensity exercise performed by college football linemen does not protect them from obesity, related health problems and the potential for cardiovascular disease later in life, new research suggests.
For big athletes: Possible future risk
Oct 26, 2009 |
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New primary research comparing the signs of metabolic syndrome in professional baseball and football players, reveals that the larger professional athletes -- football linemen in particular -- may encounter future health ...
Athletes not spared from health risks of metabolic syndrome
Jan 13, 2009 |
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College-age football players who gain weight to add power to their blocks and tackles might also be setting themselves up for diabetes and heart disease later in life, a new study suggests.
Review: `Madden NFL 10' is franchise's best yet
Aug 13, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Football fans have grown accustomed to spending their Sundays in front of gigantic high-def TVs, and they can't just drop their visual expectations when the game goes virtual.
U.S. telecoms brace for Wilma's arrival
Oct 22, 2005 |
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Scores of technicians and linemen are on standby once again in the Gulf Coast region as Hurricane Wilma takes aim on Florida.
City of Newark first in nation using cars to power grid
Jan 21, 2009 |
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This month, the City of Newark, Delaware became the first electric utility in the US to use a car to store and provide power for the local electric grid.
High-tech helmets reveal new information about the impact of hard hits to the head
Dec 07, 2007 |
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In a game that spawned the term "slobber knocker," is there a limit to the amount of impact a football player's head can handle before the player suffers a concussion?
Big NFL players are prone to high blood pressure
May 26, 2009 |
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Despite being larger in size and heavier in weight, an analysis of the cardiovascular disease risk factors of about 500 National Football League players finds that overall, they have a similar cardiovascular risk profile ...
Despite size, NFL players not more likely to develop heart disease, even after retirement
Sep 30, 2009 |
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Former professional football players with large bodies don't appear to have the same risk factors for heart disease as their non-athletic counterparts, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have found in studying a group ...
Virginia Tech Tackles Head Injuries Using Wireless
Apr 12, 2007 |
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The Virginia Tech football team has joined with Simbex to measure head injuries and develop a wireless telemetry system that fits inside a football helmet.
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