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Delving Into Brain Injuries With the N.F.L.’s Money
The National Institutes of Health has decided part of a grant from the N.F.L. to study brain injuries will go to two groups studying chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or C.T.E., in living patients.    
Source: NYT Health - December 16, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By KEN BELSON Tags: National Institutes of Health National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Koroshetz, Walter J National Football League Concussions Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Source Type: news

Well: 3 Things to Know About Niacin and Heart Health
New studies are adding to concerns about the safety and effectiveness of niacin, a popular drug for the prevention of cardiovascular disease.
Source: NYT Health - July 17, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By HARLAN M. KRUMHOLZ, M.D. Tags: Niacin National Institutes of Health Heart Cholesterol Body Stroke Krumholz, Harlan M medicine and health New England Journal of Medicine Statins (Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs) Featured Source Type: news

These Sisters With Sickle Cell Had Devastating, and Preventable, Strokes
Kyra and Kami never got a simple test that could have protected them. Their story exemplifies the failure to care for people with the disease, most of whom are Black.
Source: NYT Health - May 24, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Gina Kolata and Ilana Panich-Linsman Tags: Stroke Tests (Medical) Preventive Medicine Ultrasonic Imaging and Sonograms Genetics and Heredity Transfusions Sickle Cell Anemia Black People Children and Childhood Race and Ethnicity Doctors National Institutes of Health Source Type: news

Family in Nigeria Lost 3 Daughters to Sickle Cell. Can They Save a Fourth?
About 150,000 babies are born each year in Nigeria with sickle cell, a deadly disease. Tens of thousands of them die annually before their fifth birthdays.
Source: NYT Health - December 21, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: John Eligon, Ismail Alfa and KC Nwakalor Tags: Sickle Cell Anemia Tests (Medical) Stroke Blood Genetics and Heredity National Institutes of Health DeBaun, Michael R Africa Nigeria Kano (Nigeria) The Lancet Deaths (Fatalities) Children and Childhood Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Source Type: news