Arielle L. Newman
Arielle L. Newman of Castleton Corners on April 3, 2007. Cherished daughter of Richard and Alice Lynn. Beloved sister of Kyle, Paige and Keith. Loving granddaughter of Alice and Edward Gross. Adored niece and cousin of many aunts, uncles and cousins. Funeral from Casey Funeral Home, 350 Slosson Ave., Castleton Corners, on Saturday. Blessing St. Teresa's Church 10 A.M. interment Moravian Cemetery. Friends will be received Thursday 7-9 P.M. and Friday 2-4, 7-9 P.M. In lieu of flowers, contributions to Arielle L. Newman Memorial Fund would be greatly appreciated
Muscle Cream Blamed in Teen's Death
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Arielle Newman, 17, died in April after her body absorbed too much methyl salicylate, a substance found in anti-inflammatory creams.
YORK (June 9) — 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 New York City medical examiner said Friday.
The 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.
Newman, who garnered numerous track awards, died April 13. She had gone to a party the night before, then returned home and spent hours talking with her mother.
Methyl salicylate poisoning is unusual, and deaths from high levels of the chemical are rare.
"Chronic use is more dangerous than one-time use," Edward Arsura, chairman of medicine at Richmond University Medical Center, told the Staten Island Advance on Friday. "Exercise and heat can accentuate absorption."
SaysDr. Ronald Grelsamer, of Mount Sinai Medical Center, said Newman had a very abnormal amount of methyl salicylate in her body.
"She either lathered herself with it, or used way too much, or she used a normal amount and an abnormal percentage was absorbed into her body," he said.
Her mother, Alice Newman, said she still couldn't believe her daughter's death was caused by a sports cream.
"I am scrupulous about my children's health," she told the Advance. "I did not think an over-the-counter product could be unsafe."
Arielle L. Newman of Castleton Corners on April 3, 2007. Cherished daughter of Richard and Alice Lynn. Beloved sister of Kyle, Paige and Keith. Loving granddaughter of Alice and Edward Gross. Adored niece and cousin of many aunts, uncles and cousins. Funeral from Casey Funeral Home, 350 Slosson Ave., Castleton Corners, on Saturday. Blessing St. Teresa's Church 10 A.M. interment Moravian Cemetery. Friends will be received Thursday 7-9 P.M. and Friday 2-4, 7-9 P.M. In lieu of flowers, contributions to Arielle L. Newman Memorial Fund would be greatly appreciated
Muscle Cream Blamed in Teen's Death
AP
AP
Arielle Newman, 17, died in April after her body absorbed too much methyl salicylate, a substance found in anti-inflammatory creams.
YORK (June 9) — 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 New York City medical examiner said Friday.
The 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.
Newman, who garnered numerous track awards, died April 13. She had gone to a party the night before, then returned home and spent hours talking with her mother.
Methyl salicylate poisoning is unusual, and deaths from high levels of the chemical are rare.
"Chronic use is more dangerous than one-time use," Edward Arsura, chairman of medicine at Richmond University Medical Center, told the Staten Island Advance on Friday. "Exercise and heat can accentuate absorption."
SaysDr. Ronald Grelsamer, of Mount Sinai Medical Center, said Newman had a very abnormal amount of methyl salicylate in her body.
"She either lathered herself with it, or used way too much, or she used a normal amount and an abnormal percentage was absorbed into her body," he said.
Her mother, Alice Newman, said she still couldn't believe her daughter's death was caused by a sports cream.
"I am scrupulous about my children's health," she told the Advance. "I did not think an over-the-counter product could be unsafe."
Arielle L. Newman
Arielle L. Newman of Castleton Corners on April 3, 2007. Cherished daughter of Richard and Alice Lynn. Beloved sister of Kyle, Paige and Keith. Loving granddaughter of Alice and Edward Gross. Adored niece and cousin of many aunts, uncles and cousins. Funeral from Casey Funeral Home, 350 Slosson Ave., Castleton Corners, on Saturday. Blessing St. Teresa's Church 10 A.M. interment Moravian Cemetery. Friends will be received Thursday 7-9 P.M. and Friday 2-4, 7-9 P.M. In lieu of flowers, contributions to Arielle L. Newman Memorial Fund would be greatly appreciated
Muscle Cream Blamed in Teen's Death
AP
AP
Arielle Newman, 17, died in April after her body absorbed too much methyl salicylate, a substance found in anti-inflammatory creams.
YORK (June 9) — 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 New York City medical examiner said Friday.
The 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.
Newman, who garnered numerous track awards, died April 13. She had gone to a party the night before, then returned home and spent hours talking with her mother.
Methyl salicylate poisoning is unusual, and deaths from high levels of the chemical are rare.
"Chronic use is more dangerous than one-time use," Edward Arsura, chairman of medicine at Richmond University Medical Center, told the Staten Island Advance on Friday. "Exercise and heat can accentuate absorption."
SaysDr. Ronald Grelsamer, of Mount Sinai Medical Center, said Newman had a very abnormal amount of methyl salicylate in her body.
"She either lathered herself with it, or used way too much, or she used a normal amount and an abnormal percentage was absorbed into her body," he said.
Her mother, Alice Newman, said she still couldn't believe her daughter's death was caused by a sports cream.
"I am scrupulous about my children's health," she told the Advance. "I did not think an over-the-counter product could be unsafe."
Arielle L. Newman of Castleton Corners on April 3, 2007. Cherished daughter of Richard and Alice Lynn. Beloved sister of Kyle, Paige and Keith. Loving granddaughter of Alice and Edward Gross. Adored niece and cousin of many aunts, uncles and cousins. Funeral from Casey Funeral Home, 350 Slosson Ave., Castleton Corners, on Saturday. Blessing St. Teresa's Church 10 A.M. interment Moravian Cemetery. Friends will be received Thursday 7-9 P.M. and Friday 2-4, 7-9 P.M. In lieu of flowers, contributions to Arielle L. Newman Memorial Fund would be greatly appreciated
Muscle Cream Blamed in Teen's Death
AP
AP
Arielle Newman, 17, died in April after her body absorbed too much methyl salicylate, a substance found in anti-inflammatory creams.
YORK (June 9) — 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 New York City medical examiner said Friday.
The 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.
Newman, who garnered numerous track awards, died April 13. She had gone to a party the night before, then returned home and spent hours talking with her mother.
Methyl salicylate poisoning is unusual, and deaths from high levels of the chemical are rare.
"Chronic use is more dangerous than one-time use," Edward Arsura, chairman of medicine at Richmond University Medical Center, told the Staten Island Advance on Friday. "Exercise and heat can accentuate absorption."
SaysDr. Ronald Grelsamer, of Mount Sinai Medical Center, said Newman had a very abnormal amount of methyl salicylate in her body.
"She either lathered herself with it, or used way too much, or she used a normal amount and an abnormal percentage was absorbed into her body," he said.
Her mother, Alice Newman, said she still couldn't believe her daughter's death was caused by a sports cream.
"I am scrupulous about my children's health," she told the Advance. "I did not think an over-the-counter product could be unsafe."
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