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Well: Early Focus on One Sport Raises Alarms

Around the country, little girls are donning leotards and tumbling into gymnastics classes ? but what are the risks of competitive sports on young bodies?<br/><br/><span class="advertisement"> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=0dc00cc08bb342eab9df15139a21258c&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/02/health/02well.html"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=0dc00cc08bb342eab9df15139a21258c&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/02/health/02well.html" border="0"/></a></span>