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NATA Releases Consensus Statement Guidelines to Prevent Sudden Death During Collegiate Conditioning Sessions

Medical and legal experts outline recommendations during its 63rd Annual Meeting; St. Louis Rams’ Rodger Saffold offers personal perspective ST. LOUIS, MO., June 27, 2012 – At NATA’s 63rd Annual Meeting & Clinical Symposia at the America’s Center in St. Louis, leading health care professionals released inter-association task force recommendations titled, “Preventing Sudden Death in Colle…
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For Effective Antibacterial Protection Against MRSA New Study Recommends Medicated Soap

DALLAS, TEX., December 1, 2011 –Community-acquired MRSA (methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus) is on the rise in healthy athletic populations. However, greater use of soaps medicated with chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) might help stem the spread of this dangerous bacterium, according to a new study. Published in the December 2011 Journal of Athletic Training , the National Athletic Tra…
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NATA Inducts Seven into Hall Of Fame

DALLAS, June 14, 2016 – The National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA), a nonprofit organization representing and supporting members of the athletic training profession, will induct seven individuals into its prestigious Hall of Fame at the NATA 67th Clinical Symposia and AT Expo in Baltimore on Friday, June 24. The Hall of Fame is the highest honor an athletic trainer can receive. Honorees wi…
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