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Miami Dolphins' QB Pat White out of hospital

Jan. 4, 2010
Miami Dolphins rookie quarterback Pat White is out of the hospital and at the team's training complex after a scary helmet-to-helmet collision briefly left him motionless.
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Head injuries driving new helmet designs

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Bicycle helmet use not the norm in U.S.

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ANN ARBOR, Mich., June 22 (UPI) -- Every three days, a U.S. child is killed riding a bicycle, and every day at least 100 children suffer bicycle-related head injuries, U.S. researchers said.

Ceradyne acquires Diaphorm's helmet line

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HEBRON, Ohio, March 9 (UPI) -- ArmorSource has announced plans to invest in a new ballistic helmet system for eventual deployment with the U.S. armed forces.

Motorcycle helmets reduce injuries

OXFORD, England, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- Motorcycle helmet use reduced head injury risk by almost 70 percent, a British and Australian review found.

Study: Less helmet, seat-belt use on TV

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Cher to urge Congress on helmet upgrades

WASHINGTON, June 14 (UPI) -- Oscar-winning actress Cher is headed to Washington to urge government officials to upgrade U.S. military helmets.

Raiders helmet 'saves' woman's life

OAKLAND, Calif., June 14 (UPI) -- Doctors in California say an Oakland Raiders football helmet helped save a critically ill woman's life.

Inventor of car helmet seeks patent

HOUSTON, July 16 (UPI) -- An amateur U.S. inventor is seeking a patent for a children's lightweight automobile helmet, which he claims will save children's lives in car crashes.

Tennessee Tech receiver remains in coma

TAMPA, Fla., Sept. 13 (UPI) -- Tennessee Tech senior wide receiver Drew Hixon remained in a medically-induced coma Monday in the intensive care unit of St. Joseph's Hospital.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler