Muscle Ache Relief Cream used too much caused NYC Teen's Death

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Muscle Cream Caused NYC Teen's Death

Associated Press
NEW YORK - A medical examiner blamed a 17-year-old track star's death on the use of too much anti-inflammatory 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 New York City medical examiner said Friday

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Posted on Jun 9, 2007, 6:37 PM

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