Track star killed by muscle cream
A medical examiner blamed a 17-year-old track
star’s death on the use of too much muscle cream.
From wingedfootfotos
A medical examiner blamed a 17-year-old track star’s death on the use of too much muscle cream, the kind used to soothe aching legs after exercise.
Arielle Newman, a cross-country runner at Notre Dame Academy on Staten Island, died after her body absorbed high levels of methyl salicylate, an anti-inflammatory found in sports creams such as Bengay and Icy Hot.
The NYC medical examiner’s spokeswoman, Ellen Borakove, said the teen used “topical medication to excess.” She said it was the first time that her office had reported a death from using a sports cream.
Methyl salicylate poisoning is unusual, and deaths from high levels of the chemical are rare.
It’s about to become more rare in my household!
Posted: Sat - June 9, 2007 at 01:39 PM