Hurters,
There is an interesting article in the NY Times today reporting the results of a new study on hyponatremia in marathon runners: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/14/health/14water.html?hp&ex=1113537600&en=749efc752fa5c74a&ei=5094&partner=homepage
The abstract to the journal article can be found at
http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/short/352/15/1550
Cheers,
Nick
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