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Heat & Your Young Athlete
2:00 to Read | athletes, heat
Heat & Your Young Athlete

Young Female Athletes At Risk For Stress Fractures
2:00 to Read | Parenting, injury, girls, athletes
Girls are more susceptible to have a stress facture than boys.

Sudden Cardiac Death In Young Athletes
athletes, death, heart
How common is sudden cardiac death in young athletes and what is being done to prevent this from happening.
Sunday's Show: October 31, 2010
athletes, concussions, radio show
Legislators are now looking into the the affects concussions have on a young athlete's academic achievement.
Keep Your Athletes Hydrated On and Off the Field
athletes, CDC, illness, summer
With summer heat in full swing all across the country and kids heading back to school athletics, band practice, drill team and the like it is a good time to discuss heat related illnesses and their prevention.
Young Athletes and Overuse Injuries
athletes, injury
I see more and more kids who come in with complaints of back pain, knee pain, ankle and elbow pain often secondary to repetitive motion from sports.
Even 9-Year-Olds Can Learn CPR
athletes
Children as young as nine years old can and should learn cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), Austrian researchers say.
Team Sports Can't Compete With Films to Keep Kids From Smoking
athletes, smoking
Taking part in team sports lowers the odds of children smoking.
Cheerleading Still Most Dangerous Sport
athletes, injuries
Cheerleading continues to cause more serious and deadly injuries by far than other sports.
Safety Gear Helping Strike Out Baseball Injuries
athletes, ER, injury, safety
A new study shows that greater use of protective equipment may be one reason for the decline in youth baseball injuries.