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Author: Naseem S. Miller Created: Tuesday, January 02, 2007

Check here to see the latest on the rapidly changing health-care landscape in Marion County, find a few a useful links, and leave your comments.
He'll go to ER after the game
By Naseem S. Miller on Friday, January 05, 2007
Apparently, men prefer to suffer from pain and injury rather than go to the emergency room when their favorite sports game is on television.

This is according to a new study, which found that "visits by men to the emergency department increases significantly in the hours following televised sporting events."

Researchers found that the number of men checking into the ER increased following all sporting events.
Almost 50 percent more went in the ER following professional football games.
Thirty to 40 percent more men sought care following a baseball game.

 The study was released by the Ame ...
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