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Mayo Clinic, USA Hockey to Youth Hockey Players: 'Heads Up, Don't Duck'
December 19, 2012 — USA Hockey, the national governing body for the sport, worked with Mayo Clinic to release a video with animation demonstrating the dangers of players ducking their heads as they crash into the boards ... > full story -
Olympians Live Longer Than General Population ... But Cyclists No Survival Advantage Over Golfers
December 13, 2012 — Olympic medallists live longer than the general population, regardless of country of origin, medal won, or type of sport played, according to a new study. A second study comparing athletes who ... > full story -
EPO (Erythropoietin) Doping in Elite Cycling: No Evidence of Benefit, but High Risk of Harm
December 5, 2012 — The drug erythropoietin, often called EPO, is banned from sports because it is believed to enhance an athlete's performance and give people who use it an unfair advantage over unenhanced competitors. ... > full story -
Go Ahead and Jump: Learning How to Properly Jump and Land Can Help Female Athletes Avoid Serious Knee Injuries
December 4, 2012 — Learning how to properly jump and land might help hundreds of female athletes avoid a serious knee ... > full story -
Rules Limiting Aggression Should Reduce Hockey Injuries, Study Suggests
December 3, 2012 — Instituting and enforcing rules that limit aggressive acts like bodychecking in ice hockey should help reduce injuries for young players, including serious brain and spine injuries, according to a ... > full story -
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy: Study Describes 68 CTE Cases in Veterans, High School, College and Pro Athletes
December 3, 2012 — A new study describes 68 cases of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) among deceased athletes and military veterans whose brain and spinal cords were donated to the Veterans Affairs CSTE Brain ... > full story -
Less Than 25 Percent of Americans Walk for More Than Ten Minutes Continuously in a Typical Week
November 30, 2012 — Many people in the U.S. do not walk, bike or engage in other forms of active transportation, missing an important opportunity to improve their cardiovascular health, concludes a new ... > full story -
Preventive Screening for Sudden Cardiac Death in Young Athletes Debated
November 26, 2012 — While ensuring the safety of high school and college athletes is hardly controversial, the method and associated costs of doing so are hotly debated. Conducting electrocardiographic screenings of all ... > full story -
Alarming 15-Fold Increase in Inflatable Bouncer-Related Injuries Among Children
November 26, 2012 — Researchers found that from 1995 to 2010 there was a 15-fold increase in the number of inflatable bouncer-related injuries that were treated in US emergency departments among children younger than 18 ... > full story -
Too Much or Too Little Activity Bad for Knees
November 26, 2012 — Both very high and very low levels of physical activity can accelerate the degeneration of knee cartilage in middle-aged adults, according to a new ... > full story
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