10/20/2009 5:49:58 PM
CSG (Coatings Specialist Group™) and Hibiclens®, the sports world’s leading providers of antimicrobial products for surfaces, fabrics and skin, today introduced the BacD™ Kit—Skin, Surface and Fabric, a complete program that helps prevent skin infections and works continuously for months on surfaces and washable fabrics to inhibit the growth of bacteria. Perhaps most notably, the new kit is effective against a wide array of bacteria and viruses on skin and surfaces, including: H1N1 Flu Virus, MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus), herpes and Impetigo.
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Mike Brinich, Director of Communications, CSG
Skin Prevention
6/19/2009 10:16:13 AM
As part of an ongoing effort to reduce the number of heat-related athletic injuries in secondary schools, today at its 60th annual meeting and clinical symposia at the Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center in San Antonio, the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) released an inter-association task force consensus statement which includes comprehensive recommendations on heat-acclimatization guidelines for secondary school athletics programs. The statement appears in the June 2009 issue of the Journal of Athletic Training, NATA’s scientific publication.
Robin Waxenberg & Associates
Sports Safety
10/2/2008 11:20:00 AM
Jeff Breese
3/20/2007 12:48:00 AM
The National Athletic Trainers’ Association released a set of recommendations for precautions that should be followed by parents, coaches, athletic trainers, other health care professionals and participants in secondary school athletics, in order to prevent the spread of communicable and infectious diseases
Robin Waxenberg, NATA
5/25/2006 12:45:00 AM
Team sports are a great way for kids to improve physical fitness, coordination and self-discipline. Unfortunately, they can also result in injuries such as sore shoulders, swollen knees and other ailments that, if not taken seriously, can become chronic later in life.
NATA
5/25/2006 12:36:00 AM
Many athletes, professional and amateur alike, have difficulty breathing during or after workouts, athletic events and practices. Although a wide variety of conditions can predispose an athlete to such problems, the most common cause is uncontrolled or undiagnosed asthma. In the United States, 20.3 million people report having asthma, with 9 million children under 18 being diagnosed with the condition. Studies suggest that as many as 15-20 percent of athletes have signs and symptoms suggestive of asthma.
3/24/2006 12:56:00 AM
As the principal point of contact for drug testing programs in high school, college and professional sports teams, certified athletic trainers (ATCs) are health care professionals who often see the first signs of drug use among young athletes
Robin Waxenberg - NATA
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