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Mayo Clinic Hockey Summit recommendations include ban on all hits to the head at all levels

Army identifies blood protein marker which may help identify brain injuries including concussions

What becomes of athletes who suffer concussions when young?

Study suggests athletes may need even more time after concussion to fully heal

NJ female teen athlete suffered 15 concussions now struggles daily

Emergency room visits for kids with head injuries increased 43% in the last five years

High school softball adds concussion rule

Study shows most parents unaware of their local school's concussion policies

Six-yr-old sustains concussion attempting flip off diving board

Quebec bans bodychecking in youth hockey and reduces concussions significantly

Neck muscle strength plays a role in concussion prevention

ESPN's Preston Plevetes' concussion story, former La Salle football player

Zackery Lystedt inspired WA State's concussion law, the Lystedt Law

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6/9/10	Rhode Island Gov. Carcieri signs concussion bill into law; becomes effective immediately
6/3/10	MA State Senate unanimously approves concussion bill- Boston Herald
5/25/10	Members of a House Judiciary Committee panel critcize the NFL's new concussion committee co-chairmen New York Times
5/23/10	NFL Commissioner Goodell sends letter to 44 governors urging them to adopt concussion laws AP
5/20/10	US House Committee on Education & Labor hears testimony from high school athletes about the impact of concussions New York Times
5/19/10	Gov. M. Jodi Rell signs Connecticut's concussion bill, effective July 1, 2010- Stamford Plus
5/11/10	Sen. Baddour's concussion bill set to make a difference in MA- Boston Globe
5/4/10	Connecticut lawmakers pass concussion bill, send to governor for signature- Boston Globe
4/2/10	CA considering legislation requiring all snowboarders and skiers under 18 to don helmets- ESPN
3/23/10	Idaho lawmakers strip concussion bill down to education only- Idaho Reporter
3/10/10	Virginia concussion bill passes, effective July 2010- WVEC.com
3/03/10	Virginia bill on sports-related concussions held- PilotOnline.com
2/15/10	Zackery Lystedt inspired the WA State concussin law- CBS Sports
1/28/10	Player’s concussion prompts effort to ban arm casts in Rhode Island soccer league- The Providence Journal
1/27/10	On Feb. 3, CT joins CA, RI, MA, & VA; states that have recently introduced concussion legislation for youth athletes- Connecticut Post
1/21/10	VA Senate concussion legislation introduced- Media General News Service
1/16/10	CA bill would require student-athletes to obtain written medical return-to-play authorization after concussion- ABC News

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