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Concussion Awareness for Young Athletes Gets Big Play (HealthDay)
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HealthDay - FRIDAY, Feb. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Efforts to improve treatment
of concussions in youth sports are making headway on several fronts:
Washington state's new laws governing head injuries in scholastic sports
will get big play Sunday at Super Bowl XLIV, and Texas researchers report
that an online test can help athletic trainers and doctors determine when
it's safe for an athlete to return to the field after a concussion.
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'Gene Doping' May Be Next Wave of Sports Tampering (HealthDay)
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HealthDay - THURSDAY, Feb. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Just in time for the Winter
Olympics, scientists are warning of a new breed of performance-enhancing
agents that use cutting-edge genetic technology and may be particularly
hard to detect.
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Biking to School Boosts Kids' Fitness (HealthDay)
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HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Feb. 3 (HealthDay News) -- New British research
suggests that kids -- especially girls -- who ride bicycles to school are
in better shape than those who walk and take buses or cars.
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Health Tip: Benefitting From Cross-Training Exercises (HealthDay)
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HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- A well-designed cross-training program
includes a variety of alternating exercises that stress different methods
of workout and affect different parts of the body.
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Competitive sports tied to teens' back pain (Reuters)
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Reuters - Years of competitive sports may raise teenagers' risk of developing lower back pain, a new study finds.
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Just do it barefoot: running shoeless is better, says study (AFP)
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AFP - If running is your thing, you may want to throw away those pricey sports shoes and just do it barefoot, according to a study released Wednesday.
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In Injury-Prone Soccer, Headers Aren't the Problem (HealthDay)
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HealthDay - TUESDAY, Jan. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Older kids who play soccer --
which has one of the highest injury rates among youth sports -- apparently
are less apt to sustain a concussion from heading the ball than from
hitting their head against another player or slamming their head into the
ground, a new report says.
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Treadmill helps Parkinson's patients walk better (Reuters)
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Reuters - Treadmill training can help Parkinson's patients to walk more normally, according to a new review of the medical literature.
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Downhill Sports Can Take a Dangerous Turn (HealthDay)
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HealthDay - SUNDAY, Jan. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Skiers and snowboarders need
to understand that they're at risk for potentially serious injuries if
they don't take proper safety precautions, advises a trauma injury
expert.
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Potty Training Best Between Ages 2 and 3 (HealthDay)
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HealthDay - FRIDAY, Jan. 22 (HealthDay News) -- If you're ready to ditch your
toddler's diapers for good, the best time to start potty training may be
between the second and third birthdays.
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