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As the WSJ has reported, studies have generally supported the effectiveness of specially designed warm-up programs aimed at preventing lower-leg injuries — particularly the dreaded anterior cruciate ligament tear — in female athletes.
But some researchers wanted to know whether such a program could be successfully implemented in urban public schools — where kids […]
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As today’s Heart Beat column reports, a group of international experts recently published recommendations for interpreting the electrocardiograms of young athletes, hoping to reduce the number of false positive results that can spark further, costly testing.
The debate over whether high-school and college athletes should routinely have ECGs added to their pre-participation physicals has […]
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By Sophia Hollander and Katherine Hobson
The death of two athletes in Sunday’s New York City Triathlon, both of whom were pulled from the water during the swim, is raising questions about whether that leg of triathlon can be made any safer.
As the WSJ reports today, one 64-year-old male participant suffered a heart attack […]
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NFL players like Albert Haynesworth, now a New England Patriot, are back at training camp.
Whether you’re a weekend warrior getting ready to play your first round of golf of 2011 on vacation or a NFL player coming back from a lockout, beware: injuries may await you if you’re not careful.
Former NFL quarterback Rich […]
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Drug Vote: An FDA advisory panel voted 9-6 against approving dapagliflozin, a new type of diabetes drug from Bristol-Myers Squibb and AstraZeneca, saying more information is needed on possible risks including breast and bladder cancers, the WSJ reports. Some panel members, however, said teasing out those possible safety problems would be best accomplished […]
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When Douglas Casa was 16, he was nearing the end of a 10k race when he collapsed. He got up, then collapsed again close to the finish, falling into a coma. An athletic trainer who realized Casa was experiencing heat stroke saved him by covering him with iced wet towels before he was […]
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The National Football League has locked out some 1,700 players. And now those athletes are responsible for some job-related costs that used to be picked up, at least in part, by the league and their teams — including, as the Washington Post reports, their health and fitness expenses.
Those can be substantial. Health-insurance coverage […]
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Males were more likely to report amnesia and confusion/disorientation than females, who were more likely to report drowsiness and noise sensitivity.
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Human saliva “contains as many as 50 species of bacteria,” with almost 100,000,000 microbes per milliliter.
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Katherine Hobson
The Health Blog talked to Gerard Gioia, director of the pediatric neuropsychology program at Children’s National Medical Center, about concussions.
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