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Copyright 2015 N.Y.P. Holdings, Inc.All Rights Reserved The New York Post When Prince Amukamara was a freshman in college at Nebraska, he had “a little pimple on my wrist.” He picked at it, popped it and recalls using someone’s sweaty weight-lifting straps to wrap around his wrist. “It just started getting itchy and aggravated, and then I got sick,” Amukamara said Wednesday. He contracted MRSA, a serious staph infection. “They had to drill it and empty it all out and wrap it in a huge bandage and I was in bed for like three or four days, not able to...

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Evidence of CRE found in seven U.S. cities monitored by researchers By Dennis ThompsonHealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Oct. 5, 2015 (HealthDay News) — A relatively new antibiotic-resistant bacteria called CRE is making inroads in some major American cities, U.S. health officials report. Surveillance of seven U.S. metropolitan areas found higher-than-expected levels of CRE in Atlanta, Baltimore and New York City, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Lower-than-expected levels were found in Albuquerque, Denver and Portland, Ore., while the Minneapolis rate was what the agency anticipated. But CDC researchers were dismayed that they found active cases of CRE infection...

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By Dan Seidenberg Wrestling moms are among the toughest yet most loving moms out there, and as a result they consistently breed champions not just in wrestling, but in life. In the wilderness when you see a cub the mother bear is usually nearby ready to pounce. In  the wrestling world when a mother’s child is on the mat that is her cub, she is usually nearby and yes, she is always ready to pounce. So how do you know if your mom is a true wrestling mom? It’s pretty obvious, just look for the telltale signs.  

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By Dan SeidenbergFounder of wrestlingreality.com If I were to ask you how to defend a take down you can probably list more ways than one. If I were to ask you how to escape from bottom you can most likely answer without hesitation, but if I were to ask you how you counter funk do you have an answer? Oh, and by the way I’m not talking about the funk you use defend a high crotch even though your coach has yelled at you a thousand times to stick your baseline defense. I’m talking about skin funk; the kind that...

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We touched base with Paul Grogan, the winner of our #matguardtovegas contest. Matguard USA sent Paul on an all-inclusive, once in a lifetime trip to experience the Wrestling World Championships in Las Vegas Nevada! Here’s what he has to say about his experience! Matguard: Tell us about your love for wrestling Paul: I started wrestling when I was a little kid. The moment I first stepped foot on a mat I instantly fell in love with it. As for why; instead of giving you a mile long list of reasons, I’ll just put it this way, Vegas Worlds really exemplifies my...

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