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Junior Ice Hockey Study Uncovers Alarming Concussion Rates
November 5, 2010 A study on Canadian junior ice hockey uncovers alarming head injury/concussion data and trends that raise many questions about the safety and well being of teenagers and young adults who participate ... > full story -
Bicarbonate Adds Fizz to Players' Tennis Performance
October 25, 2010 Dietary supplementation with sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) on the morning of a tennis match allows athletes to maintain their edge. A randomized, controlled trial found that those players who ... > full story -
Professional Athletes Should Drink More Water, Spanish Research Finds
October 19, 2010 Top athletes must always perform to their maximum capacity, making them the most vulnerable to the effects of dehydration. Now, a new study conducted by researchers in Spain reveals that 91 percent ... > full story -
NFL Players With Concussions Now Sidelined Longer, Study Finds
October 12, 2010 NFL players with concussions now stay away from the game significantly longer than they did in the late 1990s and early 2000s, according to new research. The mean days lost with concussion increased ... > full story -
Serious Hockey Injuries Among Young Children Skyrocketing, Study Finds
September 20, 2010 The incidence of hockey-related injuries among children aged 9 to 14 leading to emergency department visits more than doubled between 1990 and 2006, according to a new nationwide U.S. study. There ... > full story -
Boxing Game to Win Health Fight
September 20, 2010 Sedentary middle-aged men could soon be using a high-intensity exercise video game to improve their health in workingmen's clubs in the North East of ... > full story -
Future of Football: GPS and Miniature Accelerometers to Better Assess Player's Training Load and Fitness Levels
September 16, 2010 A new research project in the UK may have important implications for the world of football (soccer) through the use of new technology such as GPS and miniature accelerometers to better assess a ... > full story -
National Study Finds 70 Percent Increase in Basketball-Related Traumatic Brain Injuries
September 13, 2010 A new study examined basketball-related injuries treated in emergency departments among children and adolescents between the ages of 5 and 19 from 1997 to 2007. According to the study, more than 4 ... > full story -
New Sickle Cell Screening Program for College Athletes Comes With Serious Pitfalls, Experts Say
September 8, 2010 A leading pediatrician is urging a "rethink" of a new sickle cell screening program, calling it an enlightened but somewhat rushed step toward improving the health of young people who carry the ... > full story -
Research on Team Loyalty Yields New Insight Into 'Die-Hard' Fandom
September 8, 2010 There's a reason why some sports fans are referred to as "die-hards" -- even after they move away, their loyalty to their hometown team endures, according to new ... > full story
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