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Most literature on soccer injuries among young people has focused on leg and head injuries, and the need for secure goalposts, shin guards, and limited “heading” of the ball. A new study examining wrist fractures resulting from “saving the ball” calls for a different intervention: increased attention to use of appropriately sized soccer balls for young players (
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Obstructive sleep apnea can lead to sleep deprivation, which in turn affects driving performance. A total of 150 patients admitted for routine sleep studies performed driving simulations, and were queried about their driving history and experience. A relationship was found between the driving ability of patients with obstructive sleep apnea and their performance on the simulator (
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Are we really able to drive safely while talking on the phone? The Canadian Medical Association journal has recently been editorializing against doing so (
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