USA Hockey Magazine published a great article about MRSA infections and hockey players.

"Bacteria can lurk on the equipment, which allows a means for infection to spread quickly among teammates, opponents and through an entire athletic program."

Read the entire story online to learn about the dangers of stinky equipment!

8.11.2009
Surfer's Miraculous Recovery From Staph Infection in Brain
Timmy Turner, if he were like most people, was not supposed to survive. After contracting a severe staph infection, most likely while swimming in the ocean off of Southern California to rehab from a surfing injury, Timmy suffered a coma for several weeks. The staph infection had traveled into Timmy's brain and the doctors' prognosis was grim. Knowing Timmy's relentless personality, his wife refused to give up hope and convinced the doctors to perform delicate brain surgery, praying for the best. For the rest of this amazing and inspirational story, please click here.

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