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		<title>Running The Race</title>
		<link>http://www.sportslawhandbook.com/2010/06/running-the-race/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 14:55:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By William H. Glover Jr. J.D. Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win. 1 Corinthians 9:24 (NASB) Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside every [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Concussion in Sports – What You Need to Know</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 May 2010 14:25:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Concussion in Sports – What You Need to Know provides a guide to understanding, recognizing and properly managing concussion in high school sports. The NFHS is offering this online course at no cost, although individuals must register for the course at www.nfhslearn.com.]]></description>
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		<title>RISKS FOR FOOTBALL PLAYERS GO BEYOND IMPACT</title>
		<link>http://www.sportslawhandbook.com/2009/12/risks-for-football-players-go-beyond-impact/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 04:14:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM).]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[These findings are consistent with a recent study showing retired NFL linemen were twice as likely to develop metabolic syndrome as players of other positions,” said lead researcher James R. Borchers, M.D., MPH. “Given the serious health consequences of these conditions, we need to study college football players over time—and we need to counsel them about managing their health risks.”
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		<title>The NFL StarCaps Case: Are Sports&#8217; Anti-Doping Programs At A Legal Crossroads?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:38:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[collectively bargained policies.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[The NFL StarCaps Case:  Are Sports' Anti-Doping Programs At A Legal Crossroads?"]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection held a hearing on "The NFL StarCaps Case:  Are Sports' Anti-Doping Programs At A Legal Crossroads?" on Tuesday, November  3, 2009, in 2123 Rayburn House Office Building.  The hearing examined the integrity of the drug-testing programs and policies of professional sports leagues in light of a recent federal court ruling regarding state preemption of these collectively bargained policies.]]></description>
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		<title>Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans Act of 2009.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:57:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[cancer]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Physical activity and exercise have been shown to reduce the risk of chronic diseases and conditions including overweight and obesity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[provides that the Department of Health and Human Services update federal physical activity guidelines at least every five years.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[S. 1810 in the Senate and H.R. 3851 in the House)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Seventy-five percent of every dollar spent on health care goes toward treatment of chronic diseases.]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA["The American public would be well served by guidelines that are updated regularly, like federal guidelines for nutrition, based on the latest scientific and medical information." 
The bill's sponsors reflect bipartisan support for healthy lifestyles as preventive medicine: Reps. Bart Gordon (D-TN), Mary Bono Mack (R-CA), Ron Kind (D-WI) and Zach Wamp (R-TN); Sens. Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Sam Brownback (R-KS). 

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		<title>Coaches Speaking out on Healthcare Reform</title>
		<link>http://www.sportslawhandbook.com/2009/10/coaches-speaking-out-on-healthcare-reform/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:22:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[and Ed Dechellis describe how cancer has affected their personal lives as they visit capitol hill with the American Cancer Society to speak out for cancer prevention and research.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Coaches Tubby Smith, Oliver Purnell, John Thompson III, Mike Brey, and Ed Dechellis describe how cancer has affected their personal lives as they visit capitol hill with the American Cancer Society to speak out for cancer prevention and research. October 14, 2009 (public domain) 
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		<title>Many Football Players Begin Practice Dehydrated</title>
		<link>http://www.sportslawhandbook.com/2009/10/many-football-players-begin-practice-dehydrated/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 09:52:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With many teams undertaking grueling workouts twice a day during some of the hottest weeks of the year, football players are especially at risk from dehydration, Yeargin said. That risk was recently in the spotlight in Louisville, Ky. where a high school coach faced reckless homicide charges for the August 2008 death of a player who succumbed to heatstroke. Prosecutors claimed the coach there acted irresponsibly by withholding water from athletes during a practice.

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		<title>National Athletic Trainers&#8217; Association&#8217;s Fair Practice Lawsuit Settlement Benefits Members</title>
		<link>http://www.sportslawhandbook.com/2009/09/national-athletic-trainers-associations-fair-practice-lawsuit-settlement-benefits-members/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sportslawhandbook.com/2009/09/national-athletic-trainers-associations-fair-practice-lawsuit-settlement-benefits-members/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:54:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[National Athletic Trainers&#8217; Association&#8217;s Fair Practice Lawsuit Settlement Benefits Members     The National Athletic Trainers&#8217; Association (NATA) announced today that an out-of-court settlement was reached in its Fair Practice Lawsuit against the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) on Sept. 21, 2009. The NATA filed suit against the APTA for antitrust violations that unfairly restricted [...]]]></description>
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		<title>National Academy Of Neuropsychology (NAN) And National Athletic Trainers&#8217; Association (NATA) Team Up On Campaign To Raise Concussion Awareness</title>
		<link>http://www.sportslawhandbook.com/2009/09/national-academy-of-neuropsychology-nan-and-national-athletic-trainers-association-nata-team-up-on-campaign-to-raise-concussion-awareness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:11:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA["Concussions can be serious injuries if not treated properly. Concussion symptoms can affect players in all areas of their lives including their physical, emotional and cognitive functioning," said Ruben Echemendia, PhD, NAN past president and director of the NHL's Neuropsychological Testing Program. "Swift and appropriate evaluation by trained sports medicine professionals is crucial before an athlete returns to play]]></description>
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		<title>** SPORTS MEDICINE / FITNESS News **</title>
		<link>http://www.sportslawhandbook.com/2009/09/sports-medicine-fitness-news-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sportslawhandbook.com/2009/09/sports-medicine-fitness-news-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:54:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When we exercise, happiness' hormones called endorphins are released by the body giving us a natural high', a feeling of elation. To find out if this hormone release is affected by working out in a group, a team of scientists from the University of Oxford measured endorphin production in a group of rowers, both when they exercised alone and when they trained together as a team.

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