Soccer heading may cause more brain damage than previously thought, according to a new study. Researchers from the Radiological Society of North America looked into the links between one of soccer’s commonplace practices — headbutting the ball — and neurodegenerative diseases such as chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). Soccer headers may cause more brain damage than … Read more
Heather Anderson was a healthy, active young woman who played team sports since she was 5. She was known for wearing a bright pink helmet so her mother could spot her on the field, where she excelled at professional rugby and Australian rules football. But Anderson died by suicide last November at 28. “It’s a … Read more
DEAR ABBY: My daughter-in-law just became a vegetarian and she seems to think pasta, cheese and fruit are all that is needed. She and my son have a 1-year-old and insist she be a vegetarian too. I’m worried because I feel like the protein is missing. There’s no effort to calculate protein levels, and now … Read more