http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Despite knowing the risk of serious injury from playing football with a concussion, half of high school football players would continue to play if they had a headache stemming from an injury sustained on the field. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-teen-athletes-concussion-symptoms.html Pediatrics Mon, 06 May 2013 04:42:28 EST news287034129 High schools with athletic trainers have lower overall injury rates, according to a new study, "A Comparative Analysis of Injury Rates and Patterns Among Girls' Soccer and Basketball Players," presented Oct. 22 at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National Conference and Exhibition in New Orleans. In addition, athletes at schools with athletic trainers are more likely to be diagnosed with a concussion. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-high-schools-athletic-trainers-concussions.html Pediatrics Mon, 22 Oct 2012 03:16:34 EST news270094574 Much has been written in recent years about the short- and long-term consequences of concussions sustained in sports, combat, and accidents. However, there appear to be no steadfast rules guiding the definition of concussion. Researchers investigated the signs, symptoms, and clinical histories used by athletic trainers to define concussion in individual college athletes engaged in contact sports. The investigators found a heterogeneous collection of acute clinical characteristics—a "concussion spectrum," which they discuss. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-concussion-spectrum-college-athletes-helmets.html Neuroscience Tue, 02 Oct 2012 10:55:07 EST news268394100 New research out of Michigan State University reveals female athletes and younger athletes take longer to recover from concussions, findings that call for physicians and athletic trainers to take sex and age into account when dealing with the injury. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-female-younger-athletes-longer-concussions.html Health Tue, 08 May 2012 13:19:14 EST news255701913 Catastrophic brain injuries associated with full-contact football appear to be rising, especially among high school students, according to a new report. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-football-related-catastrophic-brain-injuries.html Health Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:22:07 EST news253797711 Concussions and the issues that can occur following one, continue to be a serious problem for football players. However, one simple game strategy: proper helmet fit, may be one of the easiest game winners for prevention, say researchers presenting their study at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's Specialty Day in San Francisco. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-helmet-critical-concussion.html Health Sat, 11 Feb 2012 09:28:25 EST news248174899