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...Phoenix Cardinal; the sight of Buffalo Bills receiver Don Beebe lying, out cold, on the field, with one forearm pointed stiffly into the air; the awful stillness of New York Giants quarterback Dave Brown after his head was slammed to the turf by a Houston Oilers linebacker. The high toll among quarterbacks (the Cleveland Browns' Vinny Testaverde and two Los Angeles Rams passers also went down with concussions) has led some N.F.L. watchers to joke morbidly that the QB is a species more endangered than the spotted...
...players (and their agents) that the injuries are often more serious than they seem. Says San Francisco 49ers quarterback Steve Young, who has had his bell rung several times: "People are realizing that nowadays, with players' size and velocity, the physics of some of the hits are taking a toll on people's heads." Medical experts warn that scientific knowledge of the long-term effects of even minor blows to the brain is sparse. Increasingly concerned, N.F.L. commissioner Paul Tagliabue has called a special meeting this week with brain-injury specialists...
Finding pragmatic solutions takes time, and time takes its toll. Since the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, Rudenstine's first-floor office in Massachusetts Hall has been empty. The Corporation, Harvard's most powerful governing board, announced a week ago that Rudenstine was suffering from "severe fatigue and exhaustion of an unknown origin." He is taking a medical leave of absence that will last at least several weeks...
Callers who wish to speak to a counselor are advised to call a toll number...
...Herpes Resource Center phone number is 800-230-6039 and is in operation Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Callers who wish to speak to a counselor are advised to call 919-361-8488, a toll call...