finding the fungus
why locating the smell may be more important than you think
What's
Living in your Hockey Bag?
Study
digs deep for all the gory details
What's Living Equipment?
See
what the lab found!
Athletes more prone to infections, expert says
Sweating
can lead to skin problems. Cuts can facilitate micro-organisms.
Hockey is a fast,
physical game with
the potential for injury at every turn.
But your equipment won't offer protection against
bacterial threats.
Spate of hockey infections blamed on equipment
The rink can be a dangerous place, but something life threatening is in the dressing room.
Thornton sent back to Boston
Bruins captain hospitalized with infection, receiving intravenous antibiotics.
Doctors Considered Renberg Amputation
Leafs forward has life-threatening infection on hand.
Jan
Vopat
NHL dream abandoned in 1999 due to skin rash, career unfulfilled.
Not a New Phenomenon
Former NHL player Tom Reid recalls severe rash that eventually forced him to
retire.
Common Skin Problems from Sports
Excessive
moisture and friction two major culprits for athlete's skin
Sports-Induced Acne (Acne
Mechanica)
Some
preventative measures
Infections serious new NHL foe
Belfour, Thornton, Renberg, McCarty all ailing from infections
Sports teams warned about unique skin infection
Concern
growing over a skin infection that is resistant to antibiotics and flourishes in
athletics.
CHA team Hygiene Recommendations
Canadian Hockey Association Safety Program
Increase
in staph infections bewilders local physicians
At
Texas Children's Hospital, three deaths from staph and a dozen more children
requiring ICU treatment.
Sick at Franklin
Two
Milwaukee high school football players stricken with
staph infection
High Schools On The Lookout For New Infection
Doctors say the best way to prevent it is with cleanliness.
Staph
Infection Kills Football Player
Infection causes of death of Lycoming College football player
What Is A Staph Infection?
Follow-up story regarding the death of Lycoming College football player
New Staph Infection Has Coaches, Athletes and Parents Concerned
MRSA Can Look Like An Ordinary Skin Wound
Superbug Deaths Climb in Britain
Death
toll from drug-resistant superbug 15x higher than a decade ago
Staph problem growing
Infections on the rise in pro and college football, making nearly everyone -- particularly players -- wary.
NFL warned teams of staph infections
Dolphins
Linebacker Junior Seau hospitalized with staph infection
Houston
Texans find a stubborn opponent - staph
Team
ramps up cleaning procedures to prevent outbreak
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
(MRSA) Infections Among Competitive Sports Participants
Interscholastic
athletes in Colorado, Indiana, Pennsylvania, and Los Angeles County, 2000--2003
MRSA Questions
Who
gets it? How? Then what? Learn more!
Preventing Skin Infection
Tips
for athletes on how to prevent MRSA or similar staph skin infections.
A
Message from C. Everett Koop
The
former U.S. Surgeon General alerts us about the hazards of Hepatitis C.
Fecal Coliform in Water Sports Gear
Scuba, Fishing and Boating
gear may be at risk
