Steelers' Jamaal Westerman tries training with deprivation mask

Wednesday's health and safety news from the world of football:

• Yahoo! Sports reported on how Jamaal Westerman is using an oxygen deprivation mask during his offseason training.

• The Walk Forest Baptist Medical Center announced a study that found changes in the brain during the course of a season for 45 high school football players who did not suffer a concussion, Health Day reported.

• The Winston Salem-Journal reported that Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center also received a $620,000 grant to study athletes with persistent post-concussion symptoms.

• The Kennebec Journal looked at concussion research and management by Maine researchers.

• The SignPost, the Weber State University student newspaper, looked at concussions from the viewpoint of a trainer, a coach and a player.

• The Associated Press reported that Ohio is considering an amendment that would allow chiropractors to clear youth athletes for return to play after concussions.

-- Bill Bradley, contributing editor