Playing american football may be a risk factor for hypertension, researchers suggest

Monday, January 11, 2016 - 14:01 in Health & Medicine

As National Football League playoff games are underway, a new article suggests that the toll the sport takes on players' bodies extends beyond head trauma and damage to limbs and joints. The trauma and damage associated with football participation may also be linked to elevations in blood pressure through immune system activation and inflammation.

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