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Hip-and-knee crowd form joint team for Jingle Bell Run
Ferndale's Billie Hunter would love to see at least 100 other people with knee or hip replacements walking the two-mile course with her in the 22nd annual Jingle Bell Run/Walk for the Arthritis Foundation. Comment?
Asheville Grown/ Buy Local
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Story from Mountain Xpress writer Alli Marshall : According to press for the event, "The group's mission is to build awareness of why independent businesses are essential to maintaining Asheville's unique character and local economy. Comment?
Phase III Study of Rivaroxaban Shows That Extending Anticoagulant...
... which is collectively referred to as VTE. Update on Complete Response for VTE Prevention Post Total Knee and Hip Replacement Surgery Following discussions with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, J&JPRD is continuing to work with its partner, ... Comment?
Conservatives Spread Rumor That Healthcare Reform Mandates Microchip Implants
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... The FDA already monitors reports of adverse events in drugs and devices. For instance, a certain type of hip replacement sold by Stryker squeaks . The replacements aren't painful or otherwise faulty - just noisy. The device registry would require ... Comment?
Phase III Einstein-Extension Study of Bayer 's Rivaroxaban Shows...
... / Ongoing Discussions with FDA on Complete Response Letter for VTE Prevention After Total Knee and Hip Replacement Surgery New Orleans, Louisiana (USA), December 6, 2009 - The novel oral anticoagulant rivaroxaban 20 mg once-daily significantly ... Comment?
More operating rooms to close over holidays
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Elective surgeries will be cut at the University of Alberta Hospital by 40 per cent over the Christmas season. Comment?
August 16, 2009: Leader of House Republican Health Care Group Caught...
... Health Care Solutions Group. Recently, Blunt told Post-Dispatch reporters and editors that he couldn't get hip replacement surgery in Canada or Great Britain - two havens of socialized medicine - because of his age. "I'm 59," Blunt said. "In either ... Comment?
Asheville Grown Buy Local campaign kicks off
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According to press for the event, "The group's mission is to build awareness of why independent businesses are essential to maintaining Asheville's unique character and local economy. Comment?
Patients at risk from blood clots up to year after surgery, study shows
Patients are at risk of developing a fatal blood clot for up to a year after having surgery, far longer than previously thought, a study shows today. Comment?
New mammogram 'guidelines' leave a lot to be desired
When new federal guidelines were issued declaring women of a certain age no longer need an annual mammogram, I immediately picked up the phone and scheduled one. Comment?
Risk of post-surgery blood clots higher than thought
Operations including hip and knee replacements and surgery for cancer make people particularly vulnerable, research finds Press Association guardian.co.uk , Friday 4 December 2009 09.45 GMT The risk of suffering a potentially fatal blood clot after surgery is higher than previously thought, experts said today. Comment?
NFL slow to care for those in need
... pay and health care for retirees. Word has it a plan to help former players receive knee, shoulder and hip replacement will soon be put in place. In the meantime, the NFL still appears to care more about the suffering of dogs than it does about the ... Comment?
Rural Residents More Likely to Have Total Joint Replacement
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Medicare beneficiaries living in rural areas may be more likely to have total knee or hip replacement surgery than urban beneficiaries, contrary to factors that would suggest the opposite relationship, according to research published in the December issue of Arthritis & Rheumatism . Comment?
On November 27 I was walking along Church Street without my cane. I suspect that I wasn't paying attention and I fell forward onto the sidewalk. Comment?
More family doctors needed: report
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Most Canadians surveyed said they were 'concerned' about the number of people lacking a family doctor and the time it takes to see a specialist. Comment?
Milestone Results Assessing Novel Anticoagulant Dabigatran Etexilate...
... N, et al. Dabigatran etexilate versus enoxaparin for prevention of venous thromboembolism after total hip replacement: a randomised, double-blind, non-inferiority trial. Lancet 2007;370:949a '56 8 Eriksson BI, Dahl OE, Rosencher N, et al. Oral ... Comment?
Charest unveils Liberal platform
Premier Jean Charest presented his party's election platform yesterday, calling for an end to the province's 13-year tuition freeze and promising annual income-tax cuts of $250 million over the next five years. Comment?
Take this guideline and smash it
When new federal guidelines were issued declaring that women of a certain age no longer need an annual mammogram, I immediately picked up the phone and scheduled one. Comment?
Have we discovered it all?
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When Andy Burnham, the Health Secretary, admitted last week that he was going to have to "re-prioritise" 60 million of the Government's medical research budget, diverting it to help pay for social care for the elderly and disabled, it seemed a blatant example of robbing Peter to pay Paul. Comment?
Recession undercuts medical tourism
USA Today : "Fewer U.S. patients are traveling abroad for non-emergency medical procedures, such as hip replacements or cosmetic surgery, because of the recession. Comment?