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Despite Safer Helmets, Football Players Suffer Head Injuries

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The football season is in full swing, and the number of catastrophic head injuries suffered by high school players is alarming parents, coaches, and doctors.A Uniform Services University of the Health Sciences study shows one of every 150-thousand high school football players suffers a serious head injury…

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