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Aging Bikers Flood S.D. Emergency Room More news from Sturgis, S.D., where bikers are congregating for their annual rally. The tough guys who roll into town every year are growing older. The Rapid City Regional Hospital reports their staff is overloaded with biker heart attacks, high biker blood pressure, bikers with diabetes and other age related maladies -- the ponytails may be gray these days, but docs say they're still wearing the leather and riding the Harleys.

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More news from Sturgis, S.D., where bikers are congregating for their annual rally. The tough guys who roll into town every year are growing older. The Rapid City Regional Hospital reports their staff is overloaded with biker heart attacks, high biker blood pressure, bikers with diabetes and other age related maladies — the ponytails may be gray these days, but docs say they're still wearing the leather and riding the Harleys.