Tag: well-being
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Griffin gains respect after Broncos’ win
The House and Senate agreed on legislation Monday to ban 26 chemicals found in synthetic marijuana, marketed under names like K2, Spice and Yucatan Fire. Panelists deciding details of the proposed Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act agreed to classify the chemicals on Schedule 1 of the Controlled Substances Act, effectively outlawing them,…
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Anderson’s injury could be season-ending
Concerns about the quick rise in obesity – some call it an epidemic — and its potential to harm military readiness are not new. Ever since 100 retired generals and admirals formed the nonprofit organization “Mission: Readiness” and released its landmark 2010 report “Too Fat to Fight” to convince Congress to mandate healthy school lunches,…
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Broncos’ first-round pick agrees to deal
CROWNSVILLE, Md., July 13, 2012 – Army Sgt. Jonathon Biddle never imagined that the challenge of learning to ride a horse would help him recover from post-traumatic stress disorder, depression and severe anxiety. A program called Horses for Heroes, however, is helping the wounded warrior do just that. Biddle joined the Horses for Heroes program…
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Walking on water
YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — The National Football League, worried about the impact of head injuries, plans to follow the military’s lead by putting high-tech sensors in players’ helmets to gather data on concussions. The Army has been putting blast sensors in its helmets since 2007 and will eventually deploy 45,000 of the devices to…
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Martin is moving to Denver
NFL players and U.S. service members have been meeting to discuss concussions, and plan to get together frequently in the future. Current players such as Arizona star receiver Larry Fitzgerald and Cleveland All-Pro tackle Joe Thomas met June 8 at the Pentagon with former players and coaches, league medical personnel and representatives from the Army…