Congress to look at head injuries among NFL players

September 30th, 2009 Congress examines supplements with steroidsWASHINGTON — An influential senator is looking into whether Congress should re-regulate dietary supplements because steroids and other banned substances are finding their way into over-the-counter bodybuilding products. Sen. Arlen Specter, a Pennsylvania Democrat and Philadelphia Phillies fan, is convening a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the issue Tuesday.

September 1st, 2009 Wal-Mart expands recall of Durabrand DVD playersWASHINGTON — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is expanding a recall of Durabrand DVD players to include more than 4 million devices after the company said it received seven reports of the products overheating, leading to fires and property damage.

August 26th, 2009 Indians bus involved in minor accidentKANSAS CITY, Mo. — A bus carrying Cleveland Indians players to a game against the Kansas City Royals has been involved in a minor accident.

August 20th, 2009 Wal-Mart recalls 1.5 million Durabrand DVD playersWASHINGTON — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is voluntarily recalling about 1.5 million Durabrand DVD players after the company said it received five reports of the products overheating, leading to fires and property damage.

July 15th, 2009 THE INFLUENCE GAME: NFL players lobby Capitol HillWASHINGTON — NFL players swarmed Capitol Hill Wednesday, asking key lawmakers to take a tough look at team owners' profits as delicate talks begin over how the two sides will divide millions in television revenue. As part of a daylong series of lobbying visits, the new head of the players union also urged members of Congress to consider the impact of labor trouble on retired and disabled players, who he said could lose health and other benefits if a deal is not reached soon.

July 15th, 2009 THE INFLUENCE GAME: NFL players tackle lawmakersWASHINGTON — Pro football players swept across Capitol Hill on Wednesday and asked lawmakers to take a tough look at owners' profits as the two sides prepare to decide how to divide their big pot of TV money and other revenues. During the lobbying visits, the NFL players' union head urged members of Congress to consider the potential impact of labor strife on retired and disabled players.

July 14th, 2009 NFL players to make union's case on Capitol HillWASHINGTON — As NFL owners and players resume talks on a new collective bargaining agreement, the new union chief and 20 current and retired players plan to meet with members of Congress Wednesday in hopes of building political support to head off a lockout. In an interview with The Associated Press Tuesday, the union head, DeMaurice Smith, said the group will remind lawmakers about the "gifts" Congress bestows on the league, such as an antitrust exemption for broadcasting contracts.

June 21st, 2009 Tour bus carrying football team collides with SUVANGOLA, Ind. — A tour bus carrying a semi-professional football team from Canada crashed into a sport utility vehicle in northeastern Indiana on Sunday, killing one person and injuring 14 others.

June 9th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Hazards of long-term computer use such as back pain, blurred vision and mouse-related injuries are well documented. But now, a new study has revealed that the number of acute injuries connected to computers is also the rise.

June 9th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Computer-users need to be more careful -- the number of severe injuries associated with computers is on the rise, according to a recent study. Researchers have found a seven-fold increase in computer-related injuries.

June 4th, 2009 NFL union chief, player meet with lawmakersWASHINGTON — The new head of the NFL players union and Baltimore Ravens cornerback Domonique Foxworth met with key players on another field Thursday — Congress — to build support on Capitol Hill for preventing an owners' lockout. DeMaurice Smith, the executive director of the NFL Players Association, held a series of Capitol Hill meetings only a day after the NFL and union started negotiations on a new collective bargaining agreement.

May 4th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Furniture and televisions may not be considered dangerous, but kids often get hurt when these items tip over, a new study has found. The study, carried out by the Center for Injury Research and Policy of The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, found that from 1990-2007 an average of nearly 15,000 children younger than 18 years of age visited emergency departments annually for injuries received from furniture tip-overs.

May 3rd, 2009 Table tennis players screened for fluYOKOHAMA, Japan — Players at the table tennis world championships are being screened for influenza as a result of the swine flu scare. Organizers of the April 28-May 5 event set up thermographic machines similar to those being used at Tokyo's Narita Airport.

April 13th, 2009 BHOPAL - A Congress legislator was shot dead by unidentified assailants when he was returning from an election meeting in Madhya Pradesh Monday evening, police said. Makhan Singh Jatav was shot at from a point blank range by four unidentified people near Chharetav village of Bhind district, in Madhya Pradesh's Chambal region, around 550 km from here.

February 6th, 2009 CHENNAI - A Congress party worker in Tamil Nadu Saturday succumbed to burn injuries a day after he set himself on fire. The death trigerred a protest by opposition parties in the state, who said the immolation was over the Sri Lankan Tamils issue.