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Cause of Lou Gehrig's death questioned

Published: October 4, 2012 7:01 PM
By STEVE KARNOWSKI. The Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS -- Some Minnesota lawmakers hope to force the release of Lou Gehrig's medical records, saying they might provide insight into whether the Yankees star died of the disease that came to take his name or whether repetitive head trauma played some kind of role.

Their effort comes despite opposition from the Mayo Clinic, which holds the records, and skepticism from experts that the...

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