1.0 link 143649 <![CDATA[11 Injury-Prone High School Sports]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/13/11-injuryprone-high-schoo_n_143649.html With the school year well under way, and Thanksgiving on the horizon, many fall athletes are winding down their seasons while winter athletes prepare to gear up for theirs.

But as student athletes take the field, some parents worry about potential injuries to their children.

Fear not. While students are at play, researchers are gathering data in the hopes of preventing the injuries that can shorten a young athlete's season.

And while injuries do occur, the risks of playing sports may be far...

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