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Parents are "critical participants" in their child's recovery from a concussion, not only in the first 24 to 48 hours but during every step in the process towards an eventual return to the play.

A new study of college swimmers highlights the importance for high school swimmers of properly preparing for the transition into collegiate swimming through strength training and gradual increases in yardage.

A new study examines the 12 most common misconceptions about skiing safety and equipment, including that parents should buy boots for their kids leaving plenty of room for fast-growing feet (the truth is that poor fitting boots are a major factor leading to lower leg fractures and sprains in young children) and that rental equipment isn't as safe as purchased equipment (fact: rental equipment is safer because it is inspected much more frequently).

Following a specially-designed warm-up regimen before sports measurably improves muscle strength and flexibility and corrects biomechanical imbalances blamed for the epidemic of anterior cruciate injuries among female athletes, says a new study of high school basketball players published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine.                                                           

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One of the keys to preventing the spread of the antibiotic-resistant skin infection or "super bug" known as methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus ("MRSA") is proper identification and treatment of suspicious skin lesions.  The infection often looks like an ordinary skin wound or boil,  which may look harmless but rapidly develops into large abscesses within 24 to 48 hours. Diagnosis is difficult. Treatment with penicillin-related antibiotics is ineffective.