It’s especially important that young boxers wear protective gear, researchers say FRIDAY, Feb. 10 (HealthDay News) — Using padded headgear and boxing gloves helps boxers reduce the impact of hits to the head, a new study finds. The Cleveland Clinic researchers also said that head and neck impacts accumulate fastest in boxers who don’t wear...

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A new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health suggests that hyperglycemia (high blood sugar) injures the heart, even in patients without a history of heart disease or diabetes. Researchers found that elevated levels of glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), a marker for chronic hyperglycemia and diabetes, were associated with minute...

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And repeat surgery is likely for many younger recipients, researchers predict By Madonna Behen FRIDAY, Feb. 10 (HealthDay News) — More than 4 million Americans now live with an artificial knee, and increasing numbers of younger patients are undergoing knee replacement surgery, new research reveals. Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston estimate that...

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