Shelby Sun Times

While concussions among football players are headline news, many people are not aware a second peak of concussions occurs later in life, typically among the elderly. A concussion is a mild form of traumatic brain injury which rattles the brain inside the skull. Each year 60,000 emergency room visits and hospitalizations occur among those over […]

During spring cleaning last month, my mom and I went through  my closet taking our  faded blouses and torn T-shirts, all which needed to be donated.  Then we came upon a pair of old jeans which  I had inherited from my older sister. I wriggled into the pants, barely able to button the waist.  I […]

Last month at Subway’s, I glanced at the napkins, which have nutrition information of the sandwiches compared to meals at different restaurants. While I chowed down on my Veggie Delight, I compared its calorie count to a Whopper Burger at Burger King: 460 calories to 720 calories. I wondered if most Americans choose their meals […]

With schools open and homework loads rising, the hours of sleep kids are getting are diminishing. Tests and projects are keeping students up until late hours in the night. Sleep loss is a problem not only because it makes the kids cranky, but recent evidence shows that it also leads to obesity.   Scientists have […]

A 16-year-old was rammed in the shoulder causing his head to pull back and hit the ground during football practice. While he was on the ground, unconscious, eight other guys piled on top of him. Ever since then, he has had nerve damage, weakness, and numbness. He was not able to remember anything for three […]