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  1. Hip-and-knee crowd form joint team for Jingle Bell RunRead the original story

    31 min ago | Bellingham Herald

    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.

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    Related Topix: Medicine, Arthritis

  2. Asheville Grown/ Buy LocalRead the original story w/Photo

    9 hrs ago | Ashvegas

    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.

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    Related Topix: Asheville, NC

  3. Phase III Study of Rivaroxaban Shows That Extending Anticoagulant...Read the original story

    12 hrs ago | Drugs.com

    ... 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, ...

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    Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law

  4. Conservatives Spread Rumor That Healthcare Reform Mandates Microchip ImplantsRead the original story w/Photo

    13 hrs ago | BNET

    ... 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 ...

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    Related Topix: Privacy, Medicine, Health, Food and Drug Administration

  5. Phase III Einstein-Extension Study of Bayer 's Rivaroxaban Shows...Read the original story

    18 hrs ago | Drugs.com

    ... / 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 ...

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    Related Topix: Medicine, Health, New Orleans, LA, Netherlands, World News, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, Amsterdam, Netherlands

  6. More operating rooms to close over holidaysRead the original story w/Photo

    Saturday | Edmonton Journal

    Elective surgeries will be cut at the University of Alberta Hospital by 40 per cent over the Christmas season.

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  7. August 16, 2009: Leader of House Republican Health Care Group Caught...Read the original story

    Thursday Dec 3 | Center for Cooperative Research

    ... 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 ...

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    Related Topix: US Politics, Roy Blunt, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Immigration Reform, Medicine, Health

  8. Asheville Grown Buy Local campaign kicks offRead the original story w/Photo

    Friday Dec 4 | Mountain Xpress

    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.

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    Related Topix: Asheville, NC, Big Box Retailers

  9. Patients at risk from blood clots up to year after surgery, study showsRead the original story

    Friday Dec 4 | Times Online

    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.

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    Related Topix: Medicine, Knee Replacement

  10. New mammogram 'guidelines' leave a lot to be desiredRead the original story

    Friday Dec 4 | Burlington Times News

    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.

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    Related Topix: Women's Health

  11. Risk of post-surgery blood clots higher than thoughtRead the original story

    Friday Dec 4 | Guardian Unlimited

    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.

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    Related Topix: Knee Replacement, Medicine

  12. NFL slow to care for those in needRead the original story

    Aug 7, 2007 | Canada.com

    ... 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 ...

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  13. Rural Residents More Likely to Have Total Joint ReplacementRead the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday Dec 2 | RNweb

    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 .

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    Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Arthritis, Nursing

  14. An act of kindness

    Wednesday Dec 2 | Parry Sound North Star

    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.

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    Related Topix: Knee Replacement, Medicine, Health, Canada, Parry Sound, ON, Ontario

  15. More family doctors needed: reportRead the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday Dec 2 | CBC News

    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.

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    Related Topix: Family Practice, Medicine

  16. Milestone Results Assessing Novel Anticoagulant Dabigatran Etexilate...Read the original story

    Wednesday Dec 2 | EON - Enhanced Online News

    ... 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 ...

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    Related Topix: Prostate Cancer, Medicine, Health, Breast Cancer, New Orleans, LA

  17. Charest unveils Liberal platformRead the original story

    Feb 17, 2007 | Canada.com

    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.

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    Related Topix: Joe Handley, Canada

  18. Take this guideline and smash itRead the original story

    Tuesday Dec 1 | Living Here - Sacramento Living - Sacramento Food and Wine, Home, Health | Sacramento Bee

    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.

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    Related Topix: Women's Health

  19. Have we discovered it all?Read the original story w/Photo

    Monday Nov 30 | Telegraph.co.uk

    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.

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  20. Recession undercuts medical tourism

    Monday Nov 30 | Medical News

    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.

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    Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Plastic Surgery