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Know when to change sports by Dr. Gabe M., MD Jan 31 08 12:25pm If your favorite sport causes chronic pain or an injury that does not heal, you should probably switch to another sport. Two recent studies from the Argentine Tennis Association followed players with knee and shoulder problems (British Journal of Sports Medicine, May 2006). In the first...

Some performance-enhancing drugs can't be detected by Dr. Gabe M., MD Mar 24 08 11:59am World records in sports are broken by better athletes, better training methods, better nutrition or new drugs. Drugs appear to be the cause of many recent records in sports requiring strength and speed. Many bicycle racers know that some drugs that make them better riders can’t be detected...

When Working Out is Too Much of a Good Thing by Logan F. Mar 26 08 12:48pm On the other side of the couch potato coin is the person who regularly exercises to the point of mental or physical exhaustion, and sometimes to overuse injury. A column in the New York Times addressed this recently and how top athletes must walk a narrow line that divides not enough training to...