Local News: Marlborough, NH 

 | 

Sign Up

 | 

Sign In

Advertisment

Hip Replacement News Editors

RoboBlogger

I edit this news page on Topix when no humans are available to help.

People just like you make Hip Replacement News on Topix better every day. If you're interested in becoming an editor, apply today!

Edits History | Editor Blog

RSS icon mobile icon

Hip Replacement News

News on Hip Replacement continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.

4 hrs ago | The Tennessean

Getahn Ward: Recession expected to slow medical tourism's growth

Lots of Americans continue to travel overseas for dental and cosmetic surgeries, as well as knee or hip replacements, but at least one research firm expects the recession to temporarily slow the astronomical growth rates that the medical tourism industry had enjoyed.

Comment?

Related Topix: Medicine, Health

Mon Nov 09, 2009

East Valley Living

Orthopedic Surgeons to Discuss Joint Pain, Hip and Knee Replacements

Dr. Robert Berghoff and Dr. Michael Wilmink with Arizona Orthopaedic Associates will discuss new medical advances in hip and knee replacement surgeries this month at Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center.

Comment?

Related Topix: Knee Replacement, Medicine, Health, Phoenix, AZ, Phoenix Metro

BBC

GPs 'must cut use of antibiotics'

GPs are once again being warned to cut back on the number of antibiotics they prescribe.

Comment?

Related Topix: Medicine, Health

Sun Nov 08, 2009

Telegraph.co.uk

GPs told to stop prescribing antibiotics for coughs and colds

Family doctors are to be told to stop prescribing antibiotics for coughs and colds because overuse is contributing to the spread of hospital bugs and putting vital treatments under threat.

Comment?

Related Topix: Medicine, Cancer, MRSA

Sat Nov 07, 2009

Austin American-Statesman

Dugan: The danger in medical tourism

At a luxury hotel conference center in Los Angeles recently, "international hospitals" from Singapore to South America set up half an acre of colorful display booths in an attempt to attract more business from U.S. insurers and employers.

Comment?

Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Cancer, Health Insurance, Opinion

Fri Nov 06, 2009

Owatonna People's Press

Seniors stay active with exercise program

If you think that a hip replacement, a knee replacement or a rod through one leg is an obstacle to exercise, guess again.

Comment?

Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Owatonna, MN

Thu Nov 05, 2009

Miami.com

Medical tourism: Outsourcing your health

At a luxury hotel conference center in Los Angeles last week, ``international hospitals'' from Singapore to South America set up half an acre of colorful display booths in an attempt to attract more business from American insurers and employers.

Comment?

Related Topix: Outsourcing, Medicine, Health, Opinion

Tue Nov 03, 2009

Daily Mail

Why eating avocados can help your new hip last longer

A vitamin found in avocados could transform hip replacement surgery, enabling one replacement to last a lifetime.

Comment?

Related Topix: Life, Food, Avocado, Health, Arthritis

Mon Nov 02, 2009

Free Republic

Stimulus money buys hot meals for seniors

A month ago, Almeta Whitsett was on the waiting list for Mobile Meals. With two hip replacements and a husband with Alzheimer's, the 84-year-old Greensboro woman was finding it harder to cook.

Comment?

Related Topix: Whitsett, NC, Medicine, Health

Wed Oct 28, 2009

Mountain Xpress

Playing dress up

Here it is, the eve of Hallows Eve, and you don't have a thing to wear. But never fear, your friendly neighborhood vintage and costume shops are rife with possibilities - and not just your typical witch hats, vampire fangs and fairy wings, either.

Comment?

Related Topix: Asheville Metro, Asheville, NC, Life, Holidays, Halloween, Medicine, Health

Sun Oct 25, 2009

Sunderland Echo

Waiting cut for hip ops

WAITING times for hip replacements in Sunderland have been slashed to their lowest ever level, according to latest figures.

Comment?

Related Topix: Medicine, Health

Fri Oct 23, 2009

The Conscience of a Liberal

Hip, hip, no way

Steve Benen gets exercised over a new appearance of a zombie lie in the health care debate - the totally false claim that Canadian health care won't pay for hip replacements for the elderly.

Comment?

Related Topix: Medicine, Family, Elderly

Thu Oct 22, 2009

The Washington Monthly

Permalink

THOSE CANADIAN HIP REPLACEMENTS.... Long-time regulars may know I have quite a few "conversation enders." These are comments that lead you to know, the moment you hear them, that the writer/speaker is either clueless or intellectually dishonest, and there's really no reason to engage the person in a serious dialog.

Comment?

Related Topix: Medicine, Health, US News, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives, Todd Akin, Roy Blunt

Thu Oct 15, 2009

MyFoxDC

Woman Finds Unexpected Kidney Donor

Getting a kidney transplant can take years and many never live to find a donor, but a young Bowie woman no longer has to wait.

Comment?

Related Topix: Medicine, Dentistry

Tue Oct 13, 2009

Advance For Physical Therapists

Minimally Invasive Hip Replacement on ADVANCE for Physical Therapists and PT Assistants

Orthopedic surgeons perform 300,000 hip replacements annually in the United States.

Comment?

Related Topix: Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Medicine, Health, Surgery, Arthritis

MyCentralJersey.com

Somerset Medical Center Receives National Quality Award

Somerset Medical Center is ranked among the top ten percent of hospitals nationally for joint replacement surgery such as total knee and total hip replacements, according to a study released today by HealthGrades, the leading independent healthcare ratings organization.

Comment?

Related Topix: Middlesex Metro, Medicine, Surgery, Health, New Jersey, Nursing

Mon Oct 12, 2009

The West Australian

More Aussies get hip, knee replacements

More Australians are stepping out on replacement knees or hips, with a record 72,007 of the operations performed last year.

Comment?

Related Topix: Knee Replacement, Medicine, Health, Orthopaedic Surgery

Tue Oct 06, 2009

Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

Teen hopes surgery will correct football injury

Chauncey Person just wants to be normal again. Thanks to a football injury, the 13-year-old South Girard student leans to one side when standing, and when he walks it appears one leg is shorter than the other.

Comment?

Related Topix: Medicine, Surgery, Phenix City, AL, Health

Fri Oct 02, 2009

Globe and Mail

Hey kids, start planning for your 100th birthday

Anna Mehler Paperny From Friday's Globe and Mail Last updated on Friday, Oct. 02, 2009 02:48AM EDT T he pudgy-cheeked baby in your arms and the snot-nosed infant making a racket on the subway should start making plans for triple-digit birthday celebrations: Chances are Canadian babies born in this century will live to see the year 2100 and beyond.

Comment?

Related Topix: Kids, Family, Medicine, Health, Palliative Care

Wed Sep 30, 2009

Redlands Daily Facts

Redlands surgical distributor saves hospitals money

A Redlands business says it is saving three local hospitals more than $1 million a year.

Comment?

Related Topix: Redlands, CA, Medicine, Health

Also on Topix