Safer ways of tackling in football have reduced head injuries. And helmets are getting better. Manufacturers would like to claim that their head gear is better than all the rest at reducing concussions. A new study of one new helmet shows it substantially reduces such injuries.But sports medicine doctors say helmets alone will never prevent concussions. Shamane Mills reports…
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