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New Procedure Uses Athletes' Own Blood to Heal Them

Practice could become standard orthopedics

Feb 17, 09 11:13 AM CST
(Newser) - Before the Super Bowl, Hines Ward and Troy Polamalu got a dose of an exciting new medicine: their own blood. They join at least one Major League pitcher, 20 pro soccer players, and many more casual athletes as early adopters of platelet-rich plasma therapy, a shockingly simple new procedure that... More »

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