Sports Medicine
Millar First Drug Cheat to Compete on Great Britain’s Olympic Team
David Millar, who served a two-year suspension from 2004 to 2006 after admitting to taking banned blood booster Erythropoietin (EPO), has been named to...
Concussion Prevention Firms Pop Up, But Where’s Proof?
Well-publicized events involving professional athletes, along with a federal lawsuit and a Hollywood movie now in theaters, have spurred unprecedented interest in concussions -...
3D Printing: A Future in the Sports Industry
You’ve heard a lot lately about 3D printing. Did you know it was invented over 20 years ago? Having started in the 1980s, 3D...
Ben Johnson Returns to Seoul with Message: Don’t Dope
Ben Johnson returned to the Jamsil Olympic Stadium in Seoul, South Korea where 25 years ago on Sept. 24, 1988 he won the Olympic...
Performance-Enhancing Drug Use More Prevalent than Type 1 Diabetes or HIV Infection
A new Scientific Statement issued recently by The Endocrine Society represents a comprehensive evaluation of available information on the prevalence and medical consequences of...
NFL’s Latest PR Stunt
We have another PR stunt by the NFL.
U.S. researchers are spending $14 million in NFL funds on a series of research projects aimed at diagnosing...
Sports and Recreation Injuries Drop 12 Percent for Children in Past Decade
Bicycle, trampoline and roller sport injuries for children are on the decline. Football and soccer injuries, however, are still on the rise.
New research presented...
Could Football Fade Away Like Boxing?
I have no idea if Dr. Oz is a good or bad doctor but I do know this: He is an Oprah Winfrey creation,...
Armstrong to Give “No-Holds Barred” Interview to Oprah Winfrey – But Critics Fear He...
Lance Armstrong will appear in "no-holds-barred" interview, to be broadcast on the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN), later this month, fueling growing speculation that the disgraced...
Junior Seau’s Death Just Another Football Statistic?
I didn’t know Junior Seau although I met him on the day he was drafted into the National Football League in 1990 and probably...
