Tuesday's health and safety news from the world of football:
- SB Nation writes that the Pac-12 has more progressive head injury rules than the NCAA, which announced new guidelines last week.
- The Associated Press reported last week that NCAA members were urged to limit full contact practice to twice a week.
- The Dartmouth, the school's student newspaper, wrote that the school's football program is ahead of the new NCAA guidelines for head injuries.
- Penn Live talked to Dr. Robert Harbaugh, director of Penn State Institute of Neurosciences, who said the NFL is on the right track in helping former players.
- The Reno Gazette-Journal reported on the researchers at the Tahoe Institute for Rural Health Research, who believe they are "95 percent" in completing an accurate concussion test.
- The Washington Redskins hosted Military Appreciation Day on Sunday at FedEx Field.
- Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre is endorsing a new concussion-treatment drug, according to WLOX-TV in Biloxi, Miss.
- The Dallas Morning News reported that former Dallas Cowboys running back Emmitt Smith is following Roger Staubach in investing in New York real estate.
- DetroitLions.com reported that the Lions and Ford Motor Company are tackling food insecurity in Detroit.
- Health Care Professionals Live reported that 90 percent of NFL players who undergo a shoulder stabilization treatment return to play.
- John Dougherty, a columnist for the Northwest Indiana Times, wrote the public is over-aware and underinformed about concussions in football.
- Arizona News Zap reported that the Mayo Clinic will provide baseline testing for Arizona Pop Warner athletes and cheerleaders ages 10 and under.
- A New Zealand study said that concussions to young athletes could change the development of their spines.
- The Knowledge Center looked at the differences in concussion laws among the 50 states.
-- Bill Bradley, contributing editor
