VIDEO: Muscle creams blamed for tragic death of teenage track star from Staten Island
Posted June 11th, 2007 at 3:07 PM by Adam Jacobs
Section: News & Results, Gear & Apparel, Track & Field, Sports Medicine
CBS reports that a rare and toxic combination of common non-prescription muscle creams, such as IcyHot and BenGay, are being blamed for the death of 17-year-old track star Arielle Newman of Staten Island, NY.
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