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Athletes Taking Banned Drugs Likely to Try to Cover Their Tracks, Research Shows
May 19, 2011 With the London 2012 Olympics fast approaching, the issue of athletes taking banned drugs is likely to come to the fore. Now new research shows that athletes who have taken prohibited ... > full story -
Pro Athletes Ought to Bargain Outside Federal Court, Legal Scholar Says
May 17, 2011 A labor law expert says as long as federal judges continue to enable NFL players to bargain in the courthouse, and not at the traditional bargaining table, collective bargaining will be a stunted ... > full story -
Professional Hockey: Days Lost Per Concussion in NHL Increasing
April 18, 2011 A major study of concussions, conducted over seven National Hockey League seasons indicates that while the rate of injuries leveled out over the study period, the number of days lost per concussion ... > full story -
Ban Bodychecking in Youth Hockey to Prevent Concussions, Expert Argues
April 18, 2011 Bodychecking in youth hockey leagues should be banned to prevent concussions which can cause serious repercussions, experts argue in a new ... > full story -
Increase in Football-Related Injuries Among Youth Found in New U.S. Study
April 12, 2011 A new study has found that an estimated 5.25 million football-related injuries among children and adolescents between 6 and 17 years of age were treated in U.S. emergency departments between 1990 and ... > full story -
Repetitive, High-Impact Sports Linked to Stress Fractures in Girls
April 4, 2011 Children are urged to participate in sports at younger and younger ages and at greater levels of intensity. While weight-bearing activity is generally thought to increase bone density, a new study ... > full story -
Sudden Cardiac Death Affects About 1 in 44,000 NCAA Athletes a Year, Study Finds
April 4, 2011 About one in 44,000 college athletes each year suffers sudden cardiac death -- more than previous estimates. New calculations of young athletes' risk might influence guidelines for health ... > full story -
Big Games, Close Scores Lead to More Auto Fatalities for Winning Fans
March 8, 2011 Closely contested major sporting events are followed by a significant increase in traffic fatalities for fans of the winning team, according to new research. It turns out there may be more on the ... > full story -
New U.S. National Study Finds Boxing Injuries on the Rise; Youth Head Injury Rates Also Concerning
March 2, 2011 The risk and nature of injury in the sport of boxing has generated a great deal of controversy in the medical community, especially in relation to youth boxing. A new study examined boxing injuries ... > full story -
Is March Madness Always the Same?
March 1, 2011 Why is it that the same teams seem to dominate the annual men's collegiate basketball tournament? For that matter, why does the same small group of institutions seem to top annual best-college ... > full story
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