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Air-conditioned pads could limit heat-related illness

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009

From cnbc.com … University of Florida researchers, the same that brought us Gatorade, have engineered air-conditioned football pads that blow cold air onto players’ bodies while they’re sitting on the bench. In the NFL the Dolphins, Colts, Cowboys, Rams and Cardinals are using them. In the NCAA Florida, Tennessee, UCLA and South Carolina are on board. (more…)