The Linc - Former Eagle Kevin Turner Diagnosed With ALS
by JasonB on Aug 23, 2010 5:12 PM EDT
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If you didn't see this story over the weekend, check it out. Kevin Turner was a fan favorite and now he may only have a year or two to live.
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The Kevin Turner story is sad.
There was a New York Times Article in the last week which really makes me hope my son stays off the football field:Study Says Brain Trauma Can Mimic A.L.S.
A.L.S. in the N.F.L.
A link between professional football and A.L.S. follows recent discoveries of on-field brain trauma leading to dementia and other cognitive decline in some N.F.L. veterans. Dr. McKee and her group identified 14 former N.F.L. players since 1960 as having been given diagnoses of A.L.S., a total about eight times higher than what would be expected among men in the United States of similar ages.
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