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Protective Eyewear Key to Sports Safety (HealthDay)
HealthDay - SATURDAY, May 10 (HealthDay News) -- Every year in the United States, about 40,000 people suffer sports-related eye injuries, says the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), which recommends that all athletes wear appropriate, sports-specific eye protection properly fitted by an eye-care professional.

Training Student Leaders Cuts Peers' Smoking Rates (HealthDay)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, May 9 (HealthDay News) -- Training influential students to spread anti-smoking messages in their everyday conversations with peers helps reduce smoking rates, according to a U.K. study.

Workouts sculpt heart as well as muscles (Reuters)
Reuters - Exercise can cause structural changes in the heart, and these changes vary depending on the type of training an athlete is engaged in, new research shows.

Staff Training Reduces Postpartum Bleeding, Episiotomies (HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, April 30 (HealthDay News) -- An intensive educational program for physicians and midwives that stresses giving women the drug oxytocin just after a vaginal delivery resulted in significantly fewer cases of excessive bleeding, according to a study done in two South American countries.

Exercise-heart study casts doubt on 'fit but fat' theory (AP)
AP - New research challenges the notion that you can be fat and fit, finding that being active can lower but not eliminate heart risks faced by heavy women. "It doesn't take away the risk entirely. Weight still matters," said Dr. Martha Gulati, a heart specialist at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.

Women Risk Bone Loss After Knee Surgery (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, April 24 (HealthDay News) -- Women who play sports are prone to tearing the knee ligament that connects the thighbone to the shinbone. Beyond the immediate pain and swelling it can cause, there's now reason to suspect that this type of injury may lead to another vexing health problem.

Aerobic exercise helps turn back biological clock (Reuters)
Reuters - Maintaining aerobic fitness through middle age and beyond could delay the aging process by more than a decade and prolong independent living, according to a new review of research on aerobic fitness and dependency in old age.

Exercise Plays Role in Recovery From Sports Injuries (HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, April 23 (HealthDay News) -- If you're an athlete or fitness enthusiast who suffers a strained muscle, sprained ankle or foot injury, you don't necessarily have to stop exercising.

Genetic fluke allows athletes to evade doping test: study (AFP)
AFP - A genetic variant common among East Asians masks the use of performance-enhancing testosterone prohibited in top-level sports competition, according to a new study.

Most Sports-Related Eye Injuries Are Preventable (HealthDay)
HealthDay - SATURDAY, April 19 (HealthDay News) -- To prevent injuries to your eyes while playing sports, you need to go pro -- as in protective eyewear, advises the American Optometric Association (AOA).